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軽震 (keishin) Japanese meaning: weak earthquake | Kotomora
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Kanji 軽 lightly, trifling, unimportant Opposites 激震 describes a violent, highly destructive earthquake, the opposite extreme from the barely-felt 軽震.
強震 refers to a strong, clearly felt earthquake, standing in contrast to the mild 軽震.
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A weak earthquake was observed in the Kanto region last night.
A light earthquake causes almost no damage.
A weak earthquake occurred in the Kanto region this morning.
軽けい 震しん を 観かん 測そく する to observe/record a weak earthquake
The Meteorological Agency recorded a weak earthquake in this area.
Don't confuse with 微震 denotes an even fainter tremor than 軽震, often imperceptible, while 軽震 is a slightly stronger but still weak shake.
弱震 is the older seismic-scale term for a somewhat stronger shake than 軽震, and the two are easily confused in historical reports.
Counted with Earthquakes are naturally counted as occurrences/instances, not with a special object counter.
Can also be counted as an occurrence, especially in more formal or reporting style.
Etymology Compound of 軽 (light, slight) and 震 (earthquake, tremor). The term is used in modern Japanese seismic intensity scales to describe low-level shaking.
