しんげんち

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しんげんち – see the following entry.

【震源地】 [noun] epicenter (AmE), epicentre (BrE) – the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. [noun] (figuratively) The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive.

(This term, しんげんち, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)