Japanese symbol for “aftershock”
余震
よしん
Romaji: yoshin
aftershock
In Japanese, aftershock is 余震, read よしん (yoshin).
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Meanings
- n aftershock
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “aftershock”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 揺り返し | ゆりかえし yurikaeshi | aftershock; afterquake |
| 揺り戻し | ゆりもどし yurimodoshi | swinging back; aftershock; backlash |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 余裕 | よゆう yoyuu | surplus; margin; leeway |
| 余計 | よけい yokei | extra; more; too much |
| 余地 | よち yochi | space; room; unused land |
| 余り | あまり amari | remainder; remnant; rest |
| 余る | あまる amaru | to remain; to be left over; to be in excess |
| 余暇 | よか yoka | leisure; leisure time; spare time |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake |
| 震度 | しんど shindo | seismic intensity |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.