Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Earthquake

Alternatives

Quake, Shake

Mnemonic

Rain causes a landslide that causes an earthquake!!! The earth doesn't just slide, it shakes and quakes.

Readings

On’yomi

しん

Kun’yomi

ふる

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The earthquake shakes you so violently that you fall over, banging your shin (しん) on the coffee table. The edge of the coffee table is very sharp, so it cuts into your shin pretty badly.

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