震災

しんさい

earthquake disaster

What does 震災 mean?

震災 is a Japanese noun meaning earthquake disaster in English. It is written as 震災 in kanji, しんさい in hiragana, and shinsai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

震災後このエリアの地価は大きく下がった。

After the earthquake, the land value in this area went down a lot.