What is the Kanji for "Shake", "Tremble", "Quake", and "Earthquake"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Shake", "Tremble", "Quake", and "Earthquake", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Shake", "Tremble", "Quake", and "Earthquake" is "震".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Furu".

Its onyomi reading is "Shin".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "雨" means "Rain" and can be read as "U", "Ame", and "Ama". And The component "辰" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "震" mean in japanese?

"震" means "Shake", "Tremble", "Quake", and "Earthquake".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

地震: "Earthquake". The noun '地震 (じしん)' refers to a sudden and violent shaking of the earth's surface caused by movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action. Earthquakes can cause significant damage to buildings and infrastructure, and can also trigger other natural disasters like tsunamis. They are a major natural hazard in many parts of the world. For example: There was a powerful earthquake last night - (昨夜、強い地震がありました). The earthquake caused a lot of damage in the city - (地震により、その街には多大な被害が出ました).

震える: "Tremble". The Japanese verb '震える (ふるえる)' means 'to tremble'. This verb is used to describe the physical shaking or quivering of a person or object. It can indicate nervousness, fear, cold, or even excitement. For example: My hands were trembling - (私の手が震えていた). The leaves were trembling in the wind - (葉が風に震えていた).

震度: "Intensity". The noun '震度 (しんど)' refers to the intensity or magnitude of an earthquake. It is a measure of the strength of an earthquake based on observed effects on people, structures and the natural environment. The intensity scale ranges from 1 to 7, with 7 being the most severe. For example: The earthquake measured intensity 6 on the shindo scale - (地震の震度は6だった). The intensity of the quake was very high - (地震の震度が非常に高かった).

震災: "Disaster". The Japanese noun '震災 (しんさい)' means 'disaster'. This noun refers to a major natural disaster, typically an earthquake and its subsequent effects such as tsunamis, fires, and infrastructure damage. It is often used to describe specific events like the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. For example: The earthquake caused a major disaster - (地震は大きな震災を引き起こした). We must prepare for future disasters - (私たちは将来の震災に備えなければならない).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "ふ" is read as "fu". And The hiragana "る" is read as "ru".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.