Keyword
tremors
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig2166
Readings
ふる
(75%)
しん
(10%)
(3%)
(3%)
ぶる
(2%)
Composed of
rain
sign of the dragon
Used in vocabulary (163 in total)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
shivering; trembling
earthquake
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to begin to tremble
to begin to tremble
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
shake; shock
major earthquake; large earthquake
trembling with excitement
severe earthquake; violent tremor
concussion (of the brain)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
seismic intensity
trembling or quavering voice
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
epicenter; epicentre
aftershock
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
resistant to earthquakes
massive earthquake; megaquake
slight earthquake
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
seismograph; seismometer
terror; shock
concussion (of the brain)
shaking; ague; trembling; shivering
violent earthquake; severe earthquake
shock; shaking; concussion
earthquake-resistant construction
disastrous earthquake
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
severe earthquake
main shock (of an earthquake)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake (January 17, 1995)
earthquake prediction
hypocentral region
quake-prone country
tremble; shudder; quiver
Tokai earthquake (e.g. of 1498, 1605, 1707 and 1854)
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
earthquake resistance standards
base isolation; seismic base isolation; base isolating; vibration damping at the base of a building
offshore earthquake
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
epicentre (of an earthquake); epicenter
base isolated system; quake-absorbing structure
area of an earthquake disaster
earthquake zone; earthquake belt
earthquake proofing
(ancient) China
tremolo; trill; vibratory sound; warble tone
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
Nankai megathrust earthquake
tsunami (caused by an earthquake)
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
region of anomalous seismic intensity
tremor (muscular); trembling; shaking
shock; shaking; concussion
earthquake insurance
artificial earthquake
preliminary tremor
mild earthquake
seismic amplitude
perceptible earthquake
Tonankai earthquake of 1944
anniversary of the Great Kanto earthquake
1946 Nankaido earthquake
earthquake damage
Sanriku earthquake of 869 CE
moderate earthquake
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
vibration control (in earthquake-resistant construction)
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
earthquake prediction information
deep earthquake; deep-focus earthquake
atmospheric vibration; infrasound (as produced by volcanic activity)
stellar oscillation; starquake
earthquake-resistant buildings
severe earthquake; violent tremor
shock; shaking; concussion
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
weak earthquake
seismic mineral exploration
moderate earthquake
to shake (e.g. the world); to shock
to frighten; to terrify; to shock
seismic part (zone, belt)
earthquake simulation vehicle
shallow earthquake; shallow-focus earthquake
Sumatra-Andaman earthquake (2004, resulting in the Indian Ocean tsunami)
trill (consonant sound)
slow earthquake; low-frequency earthquake; silent earthquake
seismic intensity scale
earthquake source fault
origin time (of an earthquake)
dislocation earthquake; fault earthquake
imperceptible earthquake
seismic network; seismic array
earthquake engineering
Large-Scale Earthquake Countermeasures Law (1979)
combined earthquake and nuclear power plant disaster
1707 Hōei earthquake
outer-rise earthquake; earthquake in the region seaward of a deep-sea trench
Sanriku offshore earthquake (esp. June 15, 1896, March 3, 1933, and March 11, 2011); Sanriku earthquake
circum-Pacific seismic zone; circum-Pacific earthquake belt
Mercalli intensity (earthquake)
slow earthquake
stellar seismology; asteroseismology; astroseismology
earthquake light; EQL
undercut (hairstyle)
distant earthquake; teleseismic earthquake; teleseism
earthquake engineering; seismic engineering
Examples (155 in total)
The man, Oedipus, trembled.
My legs are still shaking.
My heart is trembling.