Vocab Info

N4 Noun

地震(じしん)earthquake

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      earthquake

    All Forms

    地震 【じしん】

    CommonUncommon

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 2,400

    Examples

    --:--

      東北(とうほく)地方(ちほう)地震(じしん)()きました。

      An earthquake occurred in the Tohoku region.

      • N4

      あなたのマンションは地震(じしん)()ても大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)なの?

      Is your condominium safe from earthquakes?

      • N4

      とても(ちい)さな地震(じしん)だったので、(すこ)しも被害(ひがい)がありませんでした。

      It was a very small earthquake and did not cause any damage.

      • N4

      震度(しんど)()(きょう)とみられる(おお)きな地震(じしん)実家(じっか)(あた)りで()きたと()いた。

      I heard that a large earthquake, estimated to be the strength of 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, had occurred around my parents' house.

      • N3

      ほとんど地震(じしん)影響(えいきょう)()けなかった地方(ちほう)から沢山(たくさん)のボランティアが被災(ひさい)()()った。

      Many volunteers went to the affected areas from regions that were mostly unaffected by the earthquake.

      • N3
    • Get more example sentences!

      Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

    Self-Study Sentences

    Study your own way!

    Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.