Word Meaning 震災
震災 is read as しんさい (shinsai) and means Great Kanto Earthquake (1923).
Meaning
English
- Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
- earthquake disaster
Reading
Kana
しんさい
Romaji
shinsai
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10大震災被災者が大勢います。
The victims of the earthquake disaster are numerous.
3月11日に未曾有の大震災が発生した。
A great, unexpected earthquake occurred on 11 March.
震災後このエリアの地価は大きく下がった。
After the earthquake, the land value in this area went down a lot.
この長火鉢は、震災でなくなってしまった。
I lost this oblong Japanese brazier in an earthquake.
東京の郊外に住む両親や弟は大震災で死んだ。
My parents and little brother, who lived in the suburbs of Tokyo, died in the big earthquake.
東日本大震災で、津波の高さが37.9メートルにまで達していた。
During the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the height of the tsunami waves reached up to 37.9 meters.
うちのキャンパスでは、少なくとも年に一度は震災訓練があるよ。
On our campus, we have earthquake drills at least once a year.
日本は昔から地震の多い国ですから、大震災が発生することもあります。
Japan has had the experience of being hit by major earthquake disasters, since it is a country which has historically had many earthquakes.
東日本大震災は被災地が広範囲に及んでいるため、息の長い支援が求められている。
Since a large area was devastated by the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, a sustained help effort is sought.
気象庁は、東日本大震災のマグニチュードを8.8から、世界観測史上最大級のM9.0に修正した。
The Japan Meteorological Agency has revised the magnitude of the eastern Japan quake from 8.8 to 9.0, the largest recorded in world history.
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