Word Meaning 地震

ない nai

地震 is read as ない (nai) and means earthquake.

Meaning

English

  1. earthquake

Reading

Kana

ない

Romaji

nai

Writing Variants

  • 地震 じしん jishin
  • 地震 じぶるい jiburui
  • 地震 なえ nae

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 34 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

地震学

じしんがく

seismology

地震予知情報

じしんよちじょうほう

earthquake prediction information

地震国

じしんこく

earthquake-prone country

地震予知連絡会

じしんよちれんらくかい

Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction

地震工学

じしんこうがく

earthquake engineering

地震予知

じしんよち

earthquake prediction

地震動

じしんどう

seismic motion

地震情報

じしんじょうほう

earthquake information

地震記象

じしんきしょう

seismogram

地震計

じしんけい

seismograph

地震空白域

じしんくうはくいき

seismic gap

地震前兆現象

じしんぜんちょうげんしょう

earthquake precursor

Example Sentences

10

じしんでたてもんがふるえた。

The building shook because of the earthquake.

Was it an earthquake?

Was there an earthquake?

I thought it was an earthquake.

I'm afraid of earthquakes.

Did you see the news report about the earthquake?

The earthquake shook the house.

There was an earthquake yesterday.

There was an earthquake this morning.

There are many earthquakes in Japan.