| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 地震 | じしん | ジシン |
Pronunciation: jishin
How to Say It Outloud: jee-sheen
Usage: General term for an earthquake.
Example Sentence Japanese:
昨日、強い地震がありました。
昨日、強い地震がありました。Example Sentence English:There was a strong earthquake yesterday.
There was a strong earthquake yesterday.Dictionary
地震じしんCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- earthquake
- Earthquake
大地震おおじしん
Noun- major earthquake; large earthquake
東北地方太平洋沖地震とうほくちほうたいへいようおきじしん
Noun- Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
- 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
アースクエイクアースクエイク
Noun- earthquake
地動ちどう
Noun- (internal) movement of the earth; earthquake
- motions of the earth (i.e. rotation and revolution)
東日本大震災ひがしにほんだいしんさい
Noun- Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
- Aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
大震災だいしんさいCommon word
Noun- great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake
東北関東大震災とうほくかんとうだいしんさい
Noun- Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
鯰なまず
Noun- catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus)
- earthquake
- Amur catfish
ゆっくり地震ゆっくりじしん
Noun- slow earthquake; low-frequency earthquake; silent earthquake
深発地震しんぱつじしん
Noun- deep earthquake; deep-focus earthquake
- Depth of focus (tectonics)
震度しんどCommon word
Noun- seismic intensity
- Seismic scale
地震対策じしんたいさく
Noun- precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures
阪神大震災はんしんだいしんさい
Noun- Great Hanshin Earthquake (January 17, 1995)
震災しんさい
Noun- earthquake disaster
- Seismic hazard
三陸沖地震さんりくおきじしん
Noun- Sanriku offshore earthquake (esp. June 15, 1896, March 3, 1933, and March 11, 2011); Sanriku earthquake
- Seismicity of the Sanriku coast
地震帯じしんたい
Noun- earthquake zone; earthquake belt
遠地地震えんちじしん
Noun- distant earthquake; teleseismic earthquake; teleseism
軽震けいしんCommon word
Noun- weak earthquake
断層地震だんそうじしん
Noun- dislocation earthquake; fault earthquake
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