震しん

noun

zhen (I Ching trigram: thunder, east)

Technical term from the I Ching (易経). Refers to the trigram ☳, associated with thunder, the east, and the eldest son. Not used in everyday Japanese.

See also: 易経

• 易えき経きょうでは、震しんは雷かみなりと東ひがしを象しょう徴ちょうする。

  In the I Ching, zhen symbolizes thunder and the east.