Illustration: Inside a Japanese apartment during an earthquake, a pendant lamp swings sharply, water sloshes over the rim of a glass, and several lightweight objects slide from a shelf. A resident shelters beneath a sturdy dining table, holding one leg while looking toward the moving room.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

震しん度ど

shindo

seismic intensity

Example sentences

  1. 現在げんざいの滋賀県東浅井郡虎姫町しがけんひがしあざいぐんとらひめちょうで最大さいだいの震度しんど6、滋賀県内全域しがけんないぜんいきで震度しんど5〜4を記録きろくした。

    The earthquake measured six on the seven-point Japanese scale in the current Torahime-cho, Higashiazai District in Shiga Prefecture, where it hit the hardest, and five to four in all areas in Shiga Prefecture.

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  2. 今朝けさの地震じしんはこの町まちで震度しんど三さんを記録きろくした。

    This morning’s earthquake registered a seismic intensity of three in this town.

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  3. 地震じしんの震度しんどは地域ちいきによって違ちがう。

    An earthquake’s seismic intensity varies by area.

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Kanji in 震度

  • 震quake; shakeOnシンKunふるう・ふるえる・ふるわせる
  • 度degrees; occurrenceOnド・ト・タクKunたび

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