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ない【地震】

nai

Pronunciation: [nai]

Definition

Noun

  1. Earthquake

Etymology

Cognate to the archaic Japanese term なえ・ない【地震】 nae ~ nai "earthquake", historically written なゐ nawi.

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OrthographyForm
Kanji地震
Kanaない
Romanizationnai
Pronunciation (IPA)[nai]

意味:じしん【地震】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, June 23). ない【地震】 : nai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1068/nai/.