Meaning

Primary

Earthquake Disaster

Word Type

noun

Explanation

An earthquake disaster is just that, an earthquake disaster. These are no good.

Reading

しんさい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. The reading for is the さい reading because *sigh* earthquakes suck man.

Context

Context Sentences

震災にあった日のことが、今でも忘れられないトラウマになっています。

I still can't forget the trauma I experienced from the day of the earthquake disaster.

私の学校の先生は震災で帰らぬ人となりました。

A teacher at my school did not return home after the earthquake.

震災で、地面が穴ぼこだらけになってしまいました。ここでは、震災から三ヶ月たった今でも、地面にヒビが入ったままです。

The earthquake left the ground full of holes. Here, three months after the earthquake, the ground is still covered with cracks.

Kanji Composition