震 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「雨」
道4Junior high level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「雨」
- On
- シン
- Kun
- ふる.う・ふる.える・ふる.わせる・ふる.わす
- Meaning
- quake; tremble
Origin
雨 "rain/sky" with 辰: the ground moving as the sky shudders — to quake, to tremble.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シン | 震動・震災・地震 |
|---|---|
| ふるう | 震う・身震い Compare: 奮う・振るう |
| ふるえる | 震える・震え |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 地震じしん
earthquake
- 震度しんど
seismic intensity
Example
夜中に大きな地震があった。
There was a big earthquake in the night.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)