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地震観測 (じしんかんそく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

地じ震しん観かん測そく

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Meanings

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noun

seismic observation

Technical term for monitoring and recording seismic activity, used in geology, disaster prevention, and engineering contexts.

気き象しょう庁ちょうは全ぜん国こくに地じ震しん観かん測そく網もうを整せい備びしている。
The Japan Meteorological Agency maintains a nationwide seismic observation network.
地じ震しん観かん測そく

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Seismic observation data is used for disaster prevention.

Kanji

地ground, earth
震quake, shake, tremble
観outlook, look, appearance
測fathom, plan, scheme

Similar words

地じ震しん計けい
地震計 is a seismometer (the instrument), while 地震観測 refers to the broader activity or system of observation.
震しん度ど
震度 is the seismic intensity scale, a result of observation, whereas 地震観測 is the process of measuring and recording.

Etymology

Compound of 地震 (earthquake) and 観測 (observation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.