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震

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 804 / 2,608

Earthquake

On’yomi
しん
Kun’yomi
ふる
Radical
雨 Rain (Kangxi 173)
Strokes
15

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 継 (Inherit), less common than 敷 (Spread).

Rain on top pours down on a landslide below — the rain causes a massive landslide, and the ground shakes like an earthquake.

In words

震える ふるえる to shiver,to shake,to quakeN3
地震 じしん earthquakeN4
震わせる ふるわせる to be shaking;to be tremblingN1

震 is rank 804 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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