Japanese symbol for “earthquake”
地震
じしん
Romaji: jishin
earthquake
In Japanese, earthquake is 地震, read じしん (jishin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n earthquake
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “earthquake”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鯰 | なまず namazu | earthquake |
| アースクエイク | アースクエイク aasukueiku | earthquake |
| 地動 | ちどう chidou | (internal) movement of the earth; earthquake |
| クエイク | クエイク kueiku | earthquake |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 地方 | ちほう chihou | district; region; area |
| 地元 | じもと jimoto | home area; home town |
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 震度 | しんど shindo | seismic intensity |
| 震災 | しんさい shinsai | earthquake disaster |
| 大震災 | だいしんさい daishinsai | great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake |
See also: Chinese symbol for “earthquake”.
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.