深度(しんど)

しんど
noun
depth; degree of depth
1. depth; degree of depth
A technical measurement of how deep something is, used in geology for earthquake depth, in oceanography for sea depth, and in photography for depth of field.
水深(すいしん)深度(しんど)を計測(けいそく)する。
To measure the water depth.
震源(しんげん)の深度(しんど)は約(やく)10キロメートルだった。
The depth of the earthquake's epicenter was about 10 kilometers.
この湖(みずうみ)は最大(さいだい)深度(しんど)が400メートルを超(こ)え、日本(にほん)で最(もっと)も深(ふか)い湖(みずうみ)として知(し)られている。
This lake has a maximum depth exceeding 400 meters and is known as the deepest lake in Japan.

A technical or formal term for the measurement of depth, especially in scientific and geographic contexts. Combines 深(しん) (deep) and 度(ど) (degree, measure).

USAGE:

  • Used as a measurable quantity — how deep something is, expressed numerically
  • Common in geology (earthquake depth), oceanography (sea depth), and photography (depth of field)
  • Not to be confused with the homophone 進度(しんど) (degree of progress) or 震度(しんど) (seismic intensity)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 震源(しんげん)深度(しんど): depth of earthquake hypocenter
  • 最大(さいだい)深度(しんど): maximum depth
  • 被写界(ひしゃかい)深度(しんど): depth of field (photography)
  • 深度(しんど)を測(はか)る: to measure depth

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 深(ふか)さ: depth — the everyday word for how deep something is
  • 水深(すいしん): water depth — specifically for bodies of water
  • 奥行(おくゆ)き: depth, perspective — spatial depth of a physical space or object
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