Vocab Info
N4 Noun
地震
earthquake
Details
Pitch Accent
じ
し
ん
General Top 2,400
Word Type
Noun
単語の書類
名詞
Examples
東北地方で地震が起きました。
An earthquake occurred in the Tohoku region.
- N4
あなたのマンションは地震が来ても大丈夫なの?
Is your condominium safe from earthquakes?
- N4
とても小さな地震だったので、少しも被害がありませんでした。
It was a very small earthquake and did not cause any damage.
- N4
震度五強とみられる大きな地震が実家の辺りで起きたと聞いた。
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
ほとんど地震の影響を受けなかった地方から沢山のボランティアが被災地へ行った。
Many volunteers went to the affected areas from regions that were mostly unaffected by the earthquake.
- N3
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