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How to say 'Earthquake' in Japanese | 地震

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The Japanese word for Earthquake is 'Jishin', written as 地震 in Japanese.'Earthquake' in hiragana is じしん.

    word

    地震

    Meaning

    Earthquake

    Reading

    じしん

    jishin

    Kanji

    地Ground 震Quake

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '地震 (じしん)' means 'earthquake'. It refers to the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere. This word is commonly used in news reports, safety instructions, and everyday conversations in Japan, a country prone to seismic activity. Example sentences: There was an earthquake yesterday「昨日、地震がありました」(きのう、じしんがありました). The earthquake was very strong「その地震はとても強かった」(そのじしんはとてもつよかった).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    2769

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 地震

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    地

    Meaning

    Ground

  • kanji

    震

    Meaning

    Quake

Words Related to 地震 Through the Kanji 地

These 41 Words contain the Kanji 地 as well.

  • word

    地

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    地域

    Meaning

    Area

  • word

    地方

    Meaning

    Region

  • word

    土地

    Meaning

    Land

  • word

    地下鉄

    Meaning

    Subway

  • word

    番地

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    地球

    Meaning

    Earth

  • word

    地下

    Meaning

    Underground, Basement

  • word

    地位

    Meaning

    Status

  • word

    地元

    Meaning

    Hometown

  • word

    空き地

    Meaning

    Vacant lot

  • word

    地区

    Meaning

    District

  • word

    各地

    Meaning

    Regions

  • word

    地味

    Meaning

    Plain, Modest

  • word

    地図

    Meaning

    Map

  • word

    地上

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    産地

    Meaning

    Origin, Producing area

  • word

    現地

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    地獄

    Meaning

    Hell

  • word

    基地

    Meaning

    Base

  • word

    意地悪

    Meaning

    Spite

  • word

    地面

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    住宅地

    Meaning

    Residential area

  • word

    地帯

    Meaning

    Zone

  • word

    植民地

    Meaning

    Colony

  • word

    地点

    Meaning

    Point

  • word

    地理

    Meaning

    Geography

  • word

    敷地

    Meaning

    Grounds

  • word

    大地

    Meaning

    Earth

  • word

    地名

    Meaning

    Placename

  • word

    地下道

    Meaning

    Underground

  • word

    余地

    Meaning

    Room, Margin

  • word

    意地

    Meaning

    Stubbornness, Disposition

  • word

    地形

    Meaning

    Terrain

  • word

    目的地

    Meaning

    Destination

  • word

    地平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    遊園地

    Meaning

    Amusement park

  • word

    地主

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    団地

    Meaning

    Complex, Housing

  • word

    墓地

    Meaning

    Cemetery

  • word

    盆地

    Meaning

    Basin

Words Related to 地震 Through the Kanji 震

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 震 as well.

  • word

    震える

    Meaning

    Tremble

  • word

    震度

    Meaning

    Intensity

  • word

    震災

    Meaning

    Earthquake

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