JLPT N2 · 15 strokes
Kanji 震: "quake, shake, tremble"
The kanji 震 means "quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read シン in on'yomi and ふる.う, ふる.える, ふる.わせる, ふる.わす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふる.うふる.えるふる.わせるふる.わす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 893 of 2,501 |
Common words with 震
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 震えるto shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble
- 震わせるfaire trembler, faire vibrer, faire frémir
- 震えshivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
- 地震earthquake
- 身震いshivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
- 震動shock; tremor; impact; vibration
- 震え上がるto tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
- 打ち震えるto tremble
- 震えだすto begin to tremble
- 震わすto (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
- 震zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
- 震災earthquake disaster
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