地じ震しん

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The ordinary word for an earthquake, from small tremors to major seismic events. Common collocations include 地震が起きる, 地震がある, and 大きな地震.

地じ震しんが起おきるfor an earthquake to occur
夜よ中なかに大おおきな地じ震しんが起おきた。
A big earthquake occurred in the middle of the night.
地じ震しんに遭あうto experience/be caught in an earthquake
旅りょ行こう中ちゅうに地じ震しんに遭あった。
I was caught in an earthquake while traveling.
地じ震しんで〈物もの〉が倒たおれるfor something to fall/collapse due to an earthquake
地じ震しんで本ほん棚だなが倒たおれた。
The bookshelf fell over because of the earthquake.
地じ震しんに備そなえるto prepare for an earthquake
地じ震しんに備そなえて水みずと食しょく料りょうを用よう意いしている。
I'm keeping water and food ready in case of an earthquake.

微び震しん
地震 is the general word for any earthquake regardless of strength, while 微震 specifically means a slight, barely-felt tremor.
震しん災さい
地震 refers to the earthquake itself as a seismic event, while 震災 refers to the disaster and damage that results from it.
大だい震しん災さい
地震 refers to the seismic event itself of any magnitude, whereas 大震災 refers to the resulting large-scale disaster and social damage.
烈れっ震しん
地震 is the neutral, general word for any earthquake, while 烈震 specifically singles out a violently destructive one.

震しん災さい
地震 refers to the earthquake itself, while 震災 refers to the disaster and damage that result from it.
津つ波なみN3
地震 is the shaking of the ground, whereas 津波 is the resulting tsunami wave that a 地震 can trigger.
余よ震しん
地震 can mean any earthquake, but 余震 specifically means an aftershock that follows a larger 地震.
地ち殻かく変へん動どう
地震 is the sudden shaking event itself, while 地殻変動 is the underlying, often gradual, deformation of the crust that can cause such earthquakes.

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A Sino-Japanese compound written with 地, meaning earth or ground, and 震, meaning shaking or quake; together they conventionally express 'earthquake.'