JLPT N3 · Nature & weather

地震

じしん

earthquake

Stroke order of 地震

2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

地 · 6 strokes震 · 15 strokes

Memory trick

The ground 地 quakes 震 as rain 雨 falls on an awakening dragon 辰 below: an earthquake.

Parts: 地 ground (土 earth + 也) + 震 quake (雨 rain + 辰 dragon sign)

Example sentence

昨夜、大きな地震がありました。

さくや、おおきなじしんがありました。

There was a big earthquake last night.

Words with 地

地下underground 地下鉄subway 地方region; the provinces 地理geography 地元hometown; local area 土地land; plot 大地the earth; ground 地面ground 地位position; status 団地housing complex 地図map 地区district 目的地destination 地域region; area 遊園地amusement park 地球the earth 意地悪mean; nasty 地味plain; sober

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自然nature 季節season 気温air temperature 湿度humidity 台風typhoon 雷thunder; lightning 晴れるto clear up (weather)曇るto become cloudy 森forest 島island 岩rock 波wave 星star 植物plant

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