JLPT N4 · Noun

地震 (jishin)

地震 (じしん, jishin) is a Japanese noun meaning “earthquake”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じしん
Romaji: jishin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

earthquake · noun

Example sentences

地震がその地域を襲った。

The earthquake shook the area.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 地震

ground, earthチ・ジ · 6 strokes

quake, shake, trembleシン・ふる.う・ふる.える · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 地震.

地図ちずmap地下鉄ちかてつsubway地理ちりgeography地ちearth地味じみplain生地きじcloth意地いじstubbornness地位ちい(social) position地域ちいきarea地下ちかunderground地球ちきゅうEarth地区ちくdistrict地方ちほうdistrict土地とちplot of land

Source: JMdict entry 1421210 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.