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しん

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earthquake — 地震
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しん

jishin

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Genki Ch. 15
Appears in chapter 15 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 15
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. earthquake

Full entry for 地震

おお

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many; numerous; a lot — 多い
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おお

ooi

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 12
Appears in chapter 12 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 12
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
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Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
  1. many; numerous; a lot

    EXAMPLE
    (いし)(おお)海岸(かいがん)
    A beach with lots of stones
  2. large quantity; large amount

  3. frequent; common

    EXAMPLE
    日本(にほん)ほど地震(じしん)(おお)(くに)はない。
    There is no other country in the world where earthquakes are as frequent as in Japan.

Full entry for 多い

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っせい

hassei

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Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. outbreak; spring forth; occurrence; incidence

  2. generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; origin

  3. ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

Full entry for 発生

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たお

taore

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  1. collapse; collapsing; death

  2. bad debt

Full entry for 倒れ

だい

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だい

daichi

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
  1. ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

    EXAMPLE
    地震(じしん)大地(だいち)()すった。
    The earthquake shook the ground.

Full entry for 大地

スケール

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scale; vernier — スケール
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スケール

sukeeru

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  1. scale; vernier

Full entry for スケール

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shinsai

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  1. earthquake disaster

  2. Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 震災

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ずい

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ずい

kouzui

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. flood; flooding

    EXAMPLE
    洪水(こうずい)(はし)(こわ)れた。
    The bridge gave way because of the flood.

Full entry for 洪水

える

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える

taeru

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JLPT N2
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Ichidan verb
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Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
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Intransitive verb
  1. to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    EXAMPLE
    人生(じんせい)にはいろいろ()えるべき苦労(くろう)がある。
    You have to endure a lot of hardships in life.
  2. to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave

  3. to be fit for; to be equal to

Full entry for 耐える

きょう
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こう

kyoukou

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Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. panic; scare; consternation

Full entry for 恐慌

おう
きゅう

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きゅう

oukyuu

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. emergency; first-aid

Full entry for 応急

てん
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natural calamity; disaster — 天災
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てん
さい

tensai

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. natural calamity; disaster

    EXAMPLE
    地震(じしん)洪水(こうずい)天災(てんさい)です。
    Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.

Full entry for 天災

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じま

shimajima

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  1. islands

Full entry for 島々

ぶっ
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bussou

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な-adj.
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  1. dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

Full entry for 物騒

しゅう

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shuuto

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  1. state capital; provincial capital; county town

Full entry for 州都

マグニチュード

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マグニチュード

magunichuudo

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Noun (common)
  1. magnitude

    EXAMPLE
    マグニチュード5の地震(じしん)東京(とうきょう)見舞(みま)った。
    An earthquake of magnitude 5 shook Tokyo.

Full entry for マグニチュード

どう

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どう

chidou

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  1. (internal) movement of the earth; earthquake

  2. movement of the earth; rotation and revolution of the earth

Full entry for 地動

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かたかた

katakata

と-adj.
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
と-adj.
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Onomatopoeic
  1. clattering; rattling

Full entry for かたかた

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