地震

jishin

earthquake

昨日は大きな地震があった。

There was a big earthquake yesterday.

general

A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of the Earth's crust.

地震が起きると、家が揺れる。

When an earthquake occurs, the house shakes.

The term is commonly used to describe seismic activity.

Collocations

地震予報earthquake forecast地震被害earthquake damage地震対策earthquake measures

an earthquake occurs

to prepare for an earthquake

In Japan, '地震' is often used in news reports and daily conversation to describe seismic events.

Composed of '地' (land/earth) and '震' (shake/tremble).

In Japanese, '地震' is a common term used in news reports and daily conversation to describe seismic events.

地

land/earth

root

震

shake/tremble

root

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