► 名詞
地震 [じしん] meaning: earthquake rank: 1
☆ 日本は地震が多い ⇨ There are many earthquakes in Japan
More examples:
- 地震が収まるのに一分くらい掛かった ⇨ It took like a minute for the earthquake to stop
- 地震で津波が起こった ⇨ The tsunami was caused by an earthquake
- 地震で建物が揺れた ⇨ The building shook with an earthquake
- 大地震で史上空前の被害が出た ⇨ The earthquake caused unprecedented damages
- 突然地震が起こって場内は騒然となった ⇨ Suddenly there was an earthquake and the room became noisy (with people panicking)
- 地震に因る被害は甚大だった ⇨ The damage caused by the earthquake was enormous
- 地震で橋の土台にズレが生じた ⇨ The earthquake caused the foundations of the bridge to be misaligned
- 地震の後しばらくして電車の運行は復旧した ⇨ The train service was restored soon after the earthquake
- 地震で建物が激しく揺れた ⇨ The building shook violently by the earthquake
- 手術の真っ最中に地震が起こった ⇨ There was an earthquake right in the middle of an operation
- 地震は予防する術が無い ⇨ There is no way to prevent earthquakes
- 大規模な地震が発生した ⇨ A big earthquake occurred
- 地震でコンクリートの壁が砕けた ⇨ Concrete walls collapsed by the earthquake
- 大規模な地震が発生した ⇨ A big and wide-range earthquake has happened
- 大地震のせいで断水した ⇨ The water supply got interrupted by the major earthquake