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What does 地震 (じしん, jishin) mean?

地震 (じしん, jishin) means earthquake.

Quick facts
Readingじしん
Romajijishin
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
じしん
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjishin

earthquake

GenkiGenki 15
  1. 1noun earthquake

Example sentences

  • There was a big earthquake last night.

  • During an earthquake, please get under the desk.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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