"断層" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [dã̠ɰ̃so̞ː] Forms: 断層 [canonical] (ruby: (だん), (そう)), dansō [romanization]
Etymology: Probably from Middle Chinese compound 斷層 /断层 (dwan^X dzong, literally “be cut in two + double; layer”). Compare modern Mandarin 斷層/断层 (duàncéng, “geologic fault”). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=たんそう'}} Middle Chinese, {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|斷層|geologic fault|tr=duàncéng}} 斷層/断层 (duàncéng, “geologic fault”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|だんそう}} 断(だん)層(そう) • (dansō)
  1. (seismology, geology) fault
    Sense id: en-断層-ja-noun-8cVi6uMv Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Geology, Seismology, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 89 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 89 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 68 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 92 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, seismology
  2. (figuratively) gap Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-断層-ja-noun-VNXb8BJO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ずれ: slippage (zure) [physical], a gap, shear, a lag, a disparity, 食い違い: a discrepancy (kuichigai), a difference (english: of opinion) Synonyms (metaphorical): a mismatch
Disambiguation of 'metaphorical': 0 0

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for 断層 meaning in Japanese (2.6kB)

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  "title": "断層",
  "trace": ""
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