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How to say 'Vibration' in Japanese | 振動

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The Japanese word for Vibration is 'Shindou', written as 振動 in Japanese.'Vibration' in hiragana is しんどう.

    word

    振動

    Meaning

    Vibration

    Reading

    しんどう

    shindou

    Kanji

    振Shake, Swing 動Move

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '振動 (しんどう)' means 'vibration'. It refers to the rapid back-and-forth movement of an object or a system. This term is commonly used in both everyday and technical contexts, such as describing the vibration of a phone or the oscillation of a machine. For example: the vibration of the phone woke me up「携帯の振動で目が覚めた」(けいたいのしんどうでめがさめた). The machine is vibrating「機械が振動している」(きかいがしんどうしている). In physics or engineering contexts, '振動' can also refer to oscillations or waves, such as in '振動数 (しんどうすう)' meaning 'frequency'.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    3890

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 振動

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    振

    Meaning

    Shake, Swing

  • kanji

    動

    Meaning

    Move

Words Related to 振動 Through the Kanji 振

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 振 as well.

  • word

    振る

    Meaning

    Shake, Assign

  • word

    振り返る

    Meaning

    Look back

  • word

    振り込み

    Meaning

    Transfer

  • word

    振るう

    Meaning

    Wield

  • word

    振り向く

    Meaning

    Turn

  • word

    振り込む

    Meaning

    Transfer

  • word

    振り

    Meaning

    Swing, Pretense

  • word

    振る舞う

    Meaning

    Treat, Behave

  • word

    身振り

    Meaning

    Gesture

  • word

    振り仮名

    Meaning

    Furigana

Words Related to 振動 Through the Kanji 動

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 動 as well.

  • word

    動く

    Meaning

    Move

  • word

    自動

    Meaning

    Automatic

  • word

    動き

    Meaning

    Movement

  • word

    動物

    Meaning

    Animal

  • word

    運動

    Meaning

    Exercise

  • word

    活動

    Meaning

    Activity

  • word

    不動産屋

    Meaning

    Real estate agent

  • word

    自動車

    Meaning

    Car

  • word

    動物園

    Meaning

    Zoo

  • word

    動かす

    Meaning

    Move

  • word

    動産

    Meaning

    Movables

  • word

    移動

    Meaning

    Movement, Relocation

  • word

    行動

    Meaning

    Action

  • word

    運動会

    Meaning

    Sports day

  • word

    運動場

    Meaning

    Playground

  • word

    動作

    Meaning

    Movement, Operation

  • word

    動機

    Meaning

    Motive

  • word

    変動

    Meaning

    Change, Fluctuation

  • word

    感動

    Meaning

    Emotion, Impression

  • word

    動詞

    Meaning

    Verb

  • word

    起動

    Meaning

    Startup

  • word

    動向

    Meaning

    Trend

  • word

    動員

    Meaning

    Mobilization

  • word

    動力

    Meaning

    Power, Motive force

  • word

    動揺

    Meaning

    Disturbance, Agitation

  • word

    流動

    Meaning

    Flow, Fluidity

  • word

    騒動

    Meaning

    Disturbance

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