日本は頻繁に地震に襲われる。

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日本 は 頻繁 に 地震 に 襲われる 。

English Translation

Earthquakes frequently hit Japan.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)は頻繁(ひんぱん)に地震(じしん)に襲(おそ)われる。

Romanji

Nippon wa hinpan ni jishin ni osowareru.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

頻繁 (ひんぱん)

frequent; incessant

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)

earthquake

襲う (おそう)

to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

Kanji

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

頻

Readings: ヒン、 しき.りに

Meanings: repeatedly, recur

繁

Readings: ハン、 しげ.る、 しげ.く

Meanings: luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble

地

Readings: チ、 ジ

Meanings: ground, earth

震

Readings: シン、 ふる.う、 ふる.える

Meanings: quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver

襲

Readings: シュウ、 おそ.う、 かさ.ね

Meanings: attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap