炉心

Japanese

Kanji in this term
炉	心
ろ Grade: S	しん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
爐心 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

炉(ろ) (ro, “nuclear reactor”) + 心(しん) (shin, “heart”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ろしん [ròshíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ɕĩɴ]

Noun

炉(ろ)心(しん) • (roshin) 

1. nuclear reactor core

Derived terms

• 炉(ろ)心(しん)融(ゆう)解(かい) (roshin yūkai, “nuclear meltdown”)
• 炉(ろ)心(しん)融(ゆう)解(かい)事(じ)故(こ) (roshin yūkai jiko, “core melt accident”)
• 炉(ろ)心(しん)溶(よう)融(ゆう) (roshin yōyū, “nuclear meltdown”)
• 炉(ろ)心(しん)溶(よう)融(ゆう)事(じ)故(こ) (roshin yōyū jiko, “core melt accident”)