Keyword
tremors
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig2166
Readings
ふる
(85%)
しん
(11%)
ぶる
(2%)
Composed of
rain
sign of the dragon
Used in vocabulary (182 in total)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
earthquake
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
earthquake disaster
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
seismic intensity
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
to begin to tremble
to begin to tremble
major earthquake; large earthquake
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter; focus
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
shake; shock
megaquake; massive earthquake
trembling with excitement
aftershock
epicenter (of an earthquake); epicentre; source (of a rumor, incident, etc.); origin
severe earthquake; violent tremor
concussion (of the brain)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
resistant to earthquakes
great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake
trembling voice; quavering voice
resistance to earthquakes; seismic resistance
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
Great Kanto earthquake (1923)
seismograph; seismometer
base isolation; seismic base isolation; base isolating; vibration damping at the base of a building
hypocentral region
earthquake proofing
Tokai earthquake (e.g. of 1498, 1605, 1707 and 1854)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
tsunami (caused by an earthquake)
offshore earthquake
earthquake resistance standards
concussion (of the brain)
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures
Nankai megathrust earthquake
stamp (in Chinese martial arts); stomp
slight earthquake
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
1946 Nankaido earthquake
earthquake insurance
earthquake-resistant construction
shaking; ague; trembling; shivering
Great Hanshin Earthquake (1995)
terror; shock
main shock (of an earthquake)
base isolated system; quake-absorbing structure
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
earthquake prediction
violent earthquake; severe earthquake
Chūetsu earthquake (Niigata prefecture, 2004)
disastrous earthquake
Tonankai earthquake of 1944
seismic breaker; earthquake-sensitive circuit breaker
swarm earthquakes; series of earthquakes
earthquake-prone country
shock; shaking; concussion
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
vibration control (in earthquake-resistant construction)
region of anomalous seismic intensity
severe earthquake
shake; shock
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction
perceptible earthquake
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
tremble; shudder; quiver
Act on Special Measures Concerning Countermeasures for Large-Scale Earthquakes
outer-rise earthquake; earthquake in the region seaward of a deep-sea trench
epicentre (of an earthquake); epicenter
earthquake engineering
earthquake prediction information
Sanriku earthquake of 869 CE
artificial earthquake
seismic energy; earthquake energy
Act on Special Measures Concerning Countermeasures for Large-Scale Earthquakes
earthquake zone; earthquake belt
area of an earthquake disaster
Mino-Owari Earthquake (1891); Nōbi Earthquake
tremolo; trill; vibratory sound; warble tone
earthquake engineering; seismic engineering
commotio cordis; cardiac concussion; concussion of the heart
seismic amplitude
Hōei earthquake (1707)
tremor (muscular); trembling; shaking
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
preliminary tremor
seismic intensity scale
to hug (unintentionally, unable to suppress one's emotions)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
atmospheric vibration; infrasound (as produced by volcanic activity)
mild earthquake
anniversary of the Great Kanto earthquake
to hug (unintentionally, unable to suppress one's emotions)
deep earthquake; deep-focus earthquake
slow earthquake; low-frequency earthquake; silent earthquake
earthquake damage
moderate earthquake
seismic network; seismic array
dislocation earthquake; fault earthquake
shock; shaking; concussion
imperceptible earthquake
weak earthquake
earthquake-resistant buildings
stellar oscillation; starquake
slow earthquake
concussion (of the brain)
Sanriku offshore earthquake (esp. June 15, 1896, March 3, 1933, and March 11, 2011); Sanriku earthquake
severe earthquake; violent tremor
shock; shaking; concussion
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
seismic breaker; earthquake-sensitive circuit breaker
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
seismic control structure; vibration-damping construction
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)
earthquake source fault
origin time (of an earthquake)
combined earthquake and nuclear power plant disaster
circum-Pacific seismic zone; circum-Pacific earthquake belt
Mercalli intensity (earthquake)
stellar seismology; asteroseismology; astroseismology
earthquake light; EQL
undercut (hairstyle)
distant earthquake; teleseismic earthquake; teleseism
earthquake detection
shaking palsy; Parkinson's disease
zhen (hexagram 51 of the I Ching: thunder, the arousing)
Chūetsu earthquake (Niigata prefecture, 2004)
Examples (155 in total)
The man, Oedipus, trembled.
My legs are still shaking.
My heart is trembling.