地震
English meaning: Earthquake
Japanese Definition
(日本語)地震とは、地殻が急激に動くことで地面が揺れる自然現象である。日本は環太平洋「火の輪」に位置するため、年間約1,500件の地震が発生する。日本は世界最先端の耐震技術・早期警報システムを開発しており、2011年の東日本大震災と福島原発事故は未曾有の複合災害となった。
English Definition
A sudden movement of the Earth's crust causing ground shaking. Japan experiences about 1,500 earthquakes per year due to its location on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire.' Japan has developed world-leading earthquake engineering and early warning systems. The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake (Tōhoku) and subsequent Fukushima nuclear disaster were catastrophic.
Example
“日本は世界で最も地震が多い国の一つです。”
In English: “Japan is one of the countries with the most earthquakes in the world.”
Synonyms
- 地殻変動
- 揺れ
Literary Heritage
“みんなの幸のためならば、僕のからだなんか百ぺん灼いてもかまわない”
/Minna no sachi no tame naraba, boku no karada nanka hyappen yaite mo kamawanai/
“For the happiness of everyone, I wouldn't mind if my body were burned a hundred times.”
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