地震 (じしん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

地震 (じしん) means earthquake.

See example sentences below.

地震 at a glance

地震

じしんjishin

N4noun

earthquake

地震じしんjishinN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

earthquake

Example 1

昨日、大きい地震がありました。

Translation

There was a big earthquake yesterday.

Example 2

地震の時は机の下に隠れてください。

Translation

Please hide under the desk during an earthquake.