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地震
Readings
ない
nai
Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
Poetical term
Usually written using kana alone
earthquake
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Kanjis
地 ON: チ, ジ
ground, earth

Stroke: 6 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-3-3 FC: 4411.1


震 ON: シン KUN: ふる.う, ふる.える, ふる.わせる, ふる.わす
quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver

Stroke: 15 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-8-7 FC: 1023.3


Phrases
地震がその地域を襲った。
Parts: 地震 (じしん) 其の (その) 地域 (ちいき) 襲う (おそう)
The earthquake shook the area.