日本は地震を受けやすい。
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English Translation
Japan is subject to earthquakes.
Furigana
Romanji
Nippon wa jishin o uke yasui.
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
地震
(じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)
earthquake
を
(を)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
受ける
(うける)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
易い
(やすい)
easy; likely to ..., have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
Kanji
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: シン、 ふる.う、 ふる.える
Meanings: quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver
Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる
Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive