震災

Reading

Kana: しんさい

Romaji: shinsai

Definitions

noun

1

earthquake disaster

2

Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

Note: abbreviation

See also: 関東大震災

Kanji

震

Readings: シン、 ふる.う、 ふる.える

Meanings: quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver

災

Readings: サイ、 わざわ.い

Meanings: disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil

Example Sentence

阪神(はんしん)大震災(だいしんさい)では地面(じめん)が長時間(ちょうじかん)に渡(わた)って揺(ゆ)れた。

➥In the Hanshin earthquake, the ground shook for a long time.