断層

断層

Japanese

Kanji in this term
断	層
だん Grade: 5	そう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 斷層 (dwan^X dzong, literally “be cut in two + double; layer”). Compare modern Mandarin 斷層／断层 (duàncéng, “geologic fault”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) だんそー [dàńsóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [dã̠ɰ̃so̞ː]

Noun

断層 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 斷層, hiragana だんそう, rōmaji dansō)

1. (seismology, geology) fault
2. (figuratively) gap

   世代間 (せだいかん)の断 (だん)層 (そう)

   sedai kan no dansō

   generation gap

Synonyms

• ずれ (zure): (physical) slippage, a gap, shear; (metaphorical) a mismatch, a lag, a disparity
• 食 (く)い違 (ちが)い (kuichigai): a discrepancy, a difference (of opinion)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN