震 Kanji – quake
The Japanese kanji 震 can mean quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver.
Meaning and Readings
How is 震 read?
震 has the onyomi reading シン and the kunyomi readings ふるう, ふるえる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shin, furuu, furueru.
Common Japanese Words Using 震
These common Japanese words contain 震. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 軽震（けいしん） — weak earthquake
- 身震い（みぶるい） — shivering (with cold), trembling (with fear), shuddering
- 震える（ふるえる） — to shiver, to shake, to quake, to tremble, to quaver, to quiver
- 震源（しんげん） — hypocentre (of an earthquake), hypocenter, focus
- 震災（しんさい） — earthquake disaster
- 震度（しんど） — seismic intensity
- 震動（しんどう） — shock, tremor, impact, vibration
- 地震（じしん） — earthquake
- 微震（びしん） — slight earthquake
- 余震（よしん） — aftershock