炉心

Japanese

Kanji in this term
炉 心
ろ
Grade: S 		しん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
爐心 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

炉(ろ) (ro, “nuclear reactor”) + 心(しん) (shin, “heart”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ろしん [ròshíń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞ɕĩɴ]

Noun

炉(ろ)心(しん) • (roshin) 

  1. nuclear reactor core

Derived terms

  • 炉(ろ)心(しん)融(ゆう)解(かい) (roshin yūkai, “nuclear meltdown”)
  • 炉(ろ)心(しん)融(ゆう)解(かい)事(じ)故(こ) (roshin yūkai jiko, “core melt accident”)
  • 炉(ろ)心(しん)溶(よう)融(ゆう) (roshin yōyū, “nuclear meltdown”)
  • 炉(ろ)心(しん)溶(よう)融(ゆう)事(じ)故(こ) (roshin yōyū jiko, “core melt accident”)
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