Hokkaidoo de Tsuyoi Jishin 2018/September/07

strong earthquake hits Hokkaidoo

6-ka, gozen 3-ji, Hokkaidoo de hijooni tsuyoi jishin ga arimashita.

Jishin no ookisa wa Magunichuudo 6.7.
Shingen ni chikai Atsuma-choo de wa Shindo 7 o kiroku shimashita.

"Shindo" wa Nihon dokuji no kijun de, kaku chi'iki no Yure no tsuyosa o

arawashimasu.
Onaji Jishin demo, Shindo wa basho ni yotte chigaimasu.
Shingen ni chikakereba, chikai hodo, Yure wa ookii (tsuyoi) desu.
Shingen kara tookereba, tooi hodo, Yure wa chiisai (yowai) desu.

See Intermediate 305 - Basic information - Jishin no Ookisa

Shindo wa 10-dankai atte, ichiban ue wa "7".

"Shindo 7" wa Mooretsu na Yure desu.
Shindo 7 o kiroku shita Atsuma-choo de wa dai-kibo na Dosha-kuzure ga
okimashita.
30-nin ijoo ga dosha-kuzure ni makikomaremashita.
Atsuma-choo Dosha-Kuzure (Asahi Shinbun, in English)
About this earthquake (Japan Times, Text in English, Video in Japanese)
Jishin no chokugo, Karyoku-hatsuden-sho ga kinkyuu-teishi shimashita.
Kono tame, Hokkaidoo zen'iki ga 12-jikan ijoo teiden shimashita.
Shingen ni chikai tokoro de wa takusan no ie ga tookai shimashita.

7-ka asa genzai, Hokkaidoo no kuukoo wa subete Heisa sarete imasu.

Densha mo subete tomatte imasu.
7-ka asa genzai, 14-nin ga Shiboo, 26-nin ga yukue-fumei ni natte imasu.
Taifuu, Jishin, Kazan no Funka... Nihon wa hontoo ni saigai ga ooi desu.

北海道で 強い 地震 2018/September/07
strong earthquake hits Hokkaidoo

６日、午前３時、北海道で 非常に 強い 地震が ありました。

地震の 大きさは マグニチュード６．７。
震源に 近い 厚真町では 震度７を 記録しました。

「震度」は 日本 独自の 基準で、各 地域の 揺れの 強さを 表

します。
同じ 地震でも、震度は 場所に よって 違います。
震源に 近ければ、近い ほど、揺れは 大きい（強い）です。
震源から 遠ければ、遠い ほど、揺れは 小さい（弱い）です。
 See Intermediate 305 - Basic information - Jishin no Ookisa

震度は １０段階 あって、一番 上は「７」。

「震度７」は 猛烈な 揺れです。

震度７を 記録した 厚真町では 大規模な 土砂崩れが 起きまし

た。
３０人 以上が 土砂崩れに 巻き込まれました。
Atsuma-choo Dosha-Kuzure (Asahi Shinbun, in English)
About this earthquake (Japan Times, Text in English, Video in Japanese)

地震の 直後、火力発電所が 緊急停止しました。

この ため、北海道 全域が １２時間 以上 停電しました。

震源に 近い 所では たくさんの 家が 倒壊しました。

７日 朝 現在、北海道の 空港は 全て 閉鎖されて います。

電車も 全て 止まって います。

７日 朝 現在、１４人が 死亡、２６人が 行方不明に なって い

ます。
台風、地震、火山の 噴火・・・日本は 本当に 災害が 多いで
す。

Practice Each Sentence

Hokkaidoo de Tsuyoi Jishin

Hokkaidoo Hokkaidoo island, tsuyoi strong, powerful, jishin earthquake

1. 6-ka, gozen 3-ji, Hokkaidoo de hijooni tsuyoi jishin ga arimashita.

muika 6th. of the month, gozen a.m., Hokkaidoo Hokkaidoo island, -de place
marker; in, at
hijoo ni very, extremely, tsuyoi strong, powerful, jishin earthquake
arimasu to exist, be at, there is, have

2. Jishin no ookisa wa Magunichuudo 6.7.

jishin earthquake, ookisa size, scale, Magunichuudo magnitude (Richter
scale)

3. Shingen ni chikai Atsuma-choo de wa Shindo 7 o kiroku shimashita.

shingen epicenter, seismic center, chikai near, close, Atsuma-choo Town of
Atsuma
-de place marker; in, at, Shindo Japanese seismic intensity scale, kiroku [sv]
record, mark

4. "Shindo" wa Nihon dokuji no kijun de, kaku chi'iki no Yure no tsuyosa

o arawashimasu.
Shindo Japanese seismic intensity scale, dokuji original, own
kijun standard, basis, criteria, rules, -de a conjunction "and"
kaku each, chi'iki region, area, yure quake, shake, vibration, pitching, rolling
tsuyosa strength, intensity, power, arawashimasu to indicate, express, show
Yure is a noun.
The verb "to quake, to shake, etc." is yuremasu / yureru.

5. Onaji Jishin demo, Shindo wa basho ni yotte chigaimasu.

onaji same, jishin earthquake, -demo even, Shindo Japanese seismic intensity
scale
 basho place, spot, location, -ni yotte chigaimasu be different depending on,
differ depending on, it depends on

6. Shingen ni chikakereba, chikai hodo, Yure wa ookii (tsuyoi) desu.

shingen epicenter, seismic center
chikakereba ba conditional form of chikai, chikai near, close
-ba -hodo the more, the more (the closer, the bigger / the closer, the stronger)
ookii big, large, tsuyoi strong, powerful
yure quake, shake, vibration, pitching, rolling

7. Shingen kara tookereba, tooi hodo, Yure wa chiisai (yowai) desu.

shingen epicenter, seismic center, -kara from
tookereba ba conditional form of tooi, tooi far, faraway
-ba -hodo the more, the more (the farther, the smaller / the farther, the weaker)
chiisai small, little, yowai weak
yure quake, shake, vibration, pitching, rolling

8. Shindo wa 10-dankai atte, ichiban ue wa "7".

shindo Japanese seismic intensity scale, -dankai rank, grade, level, atte te form
of arimasu; there is, have
ichiban ue the highest, ichiban No.1, most, -est, ue on, top, upper, higher

9. "Shindo 7" wa Mooretsu na Yure desu.

mooretsu [na] violent, intense, fierce, yure quake, shake, vibration, pitching,
rolling
hageshii very strong, very powerful, tsuyoi strong, powerful
sukoshi a little, a few, a bit, chiisai small, little

10. Shindo 7 o kiroku shita Atsuma-choo de wa dai-kibo na Dosha-kuzure

ga okimashita.
kiroku [sv] record, mark, Atsuma-choo Town of Atsuma, -de place marker; in,
at
dai-kibo [na] large scale, massive, dai- big, large / very, great, serious,
kibo scale, size
dosha-kuzure landslide, okimasu to happen, occur, break out

11. 30-nin ijoo ga dosha-kuzure ni makikomaremashita.

 san-juu-nin 30 people, ijoo A or more, A or above, A or over
dosha-kuzure landslide, makikomaremasu to be involved, be caught in

12. Jishin no chokugo, Karyoku-hatsuden-sho ga kinkyuu-teishi

shimashita.
jishin earthquake, chokugo right after, just after, immediately after
karyoku-hatsudensho thermal power plant, hatsuden-sho power plant
kinkyuu-teishi emergency stop, kinkyuu emergency, urgent, teishi [sv] stop,
suspend

13. Kono tame, Hokkaidoo zen'iki ga 12-jikan ijoo teiden shimashita.

kono tame because of this, due to this, zen'iki the whole area, the entire area
juuni-jikan 12 hours, ijoo A or more, A or above, A or over
teiden [sv] power cut, power outage, power failure, blackout

14. Shingen ni chikai tokoro de wa takusan no ie ga tookai shimashita.

shingen epicenter, seismic center, chikai near, close, tokoro place, spot, -
de place marker; in, at
takusan many, a lot of, ie house, tookai [sv] (building) collapse

15. 7-ka asa genzai, Hokkaidoo no kuukoo wa subete Heisa sarete imasu.
nanoka 7th. of the month, asa morning, genzai as of (time)
kuukoo airport, subete all, every
heisa [sv] close, shu down, sarete imasu passive form of shite imasu; has been
done

16. Densha mo subete tomatte imasu.

densha train, -mo also, too, as well, subete all, every
tomatte te form of tomarimasu; stop, -te imasu expressing progressive or state

17. 7-ka asa genzai, 14-nin ga Shiboo, 26-nin ga yukue-fumei ni natte

imasu.
nanoka 7th. of the month, asa morning, genzai as of (time)
juuyo-nin 14 people, shiboo [sv] death, die (formal)
nijuuroku-nin 26 people, yukue-fumei ni narimasu be missing, go missing
(set phrase)
 natte te form of narimasu; become, come to, -te imasu expressing progressive or
state

18. Taifuu, Jishin, Kazan no Funka... Nihon wa hontoo ni saigai ga ooi

desu.
taifuu typhoon, jishin earthquake, kazan volcano, funka [sv] eruption
hontoo ni really, truly, actually, saigai disaster, -ga ooi there are many, has
many

Practice the following words

1. HokkaidooHokkaidoo island 33. kiboscale, size

2. jishinearthquake 34. dosha-kuzurelandslide

3. hijoonivery, extremely 35. okimasuto happen, occur,

break out
4. tsuyoistrong, powerful 36. ijooA or more, A or above, A or
over
5. tsuyosastrength, intensity, 37. ikaA or less, A or below, A or
power under
6. yowaiweak 38. makikomaremasuto be
involved, be caught in
7. ookiibig, large 39. chokugo
right after, just after,
8. ookisasize, scale
immediately after

9. chiisaismall, little 40. hatsuden-shopower plant

10. Magunichuudomagnitude 41. kinkyuuurgent, emergency

(Richter scale)
11. ShindoJapanese seismic 42. teishi[sv] stop, suspend
intensity scale
12. shingenepicenter, seismic 43. teiden
center [sv] power cut, power outage,
13. chikainear, close power failure, blackout

44. tokoroplace
14. tooifar, faraway
 15. kiroku[sv] record, mark 45. takusanmany, a lot of

16. dokujioriginal, own 46. iehouse

17. kijunstandard, basis, criteria, 47. tookai[sv] (building) collapse

rules
18. chi'ikiregion, area 48. asamorning, in the morning

19. zen'ikithe whole area, the entire 49. genzaipresent, current, now / as
area of (time)
20. yure 50. kuukooairport
quake, shake, vibration,
pitching, rolling 51. subeteall, every
21. yuremasuto quake, shake, 52. heisa[sv] close, shu down
pitch, roll
22. arawashimasuto indicate, 53. denshatrain
express, show
23. onajisame 54. tomarimasuto stop

24. bashoplace, spot, location 55. shiboo[sv] death, die (formal)

25. chigaimasuto be wrong / be 56. yukue-fumeimissing, be

different missing
26. dankaistep, stage, level 57. narimasuto become, come to

27. ichibanNo.1, most, -est 58. taifuutyphoon

28. ueon, top, upper, higher, above 59. kazanvolcano

29. mooretsu[na] violent, intense, 60. funka[sv] eruption

fierce
30. hageshiivery strong, very 61. hontoo nireally, truly, actually
powerful
31. sukoshia little, a few, a bit 62. saigaidisaster

32. dai-kibo[na] large scale, 63. ooimany, a lot

massive
Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up
Conversation)
onaji jishin demo
te form + mo, (-temo / -demo):even, even if
Level 2 Chapter 8
basho ni yotte chigaimasu
-ni yotte chigaimasu:differ depending on, It depends on
Common Expressions & Sentences patterns File No. 045a
chikakereba, chikai hodo / tookereba, tooi hodo
[A]-ba [A] hodo, [B]:the more A, the more B
Common Expressions & Sentences patterns File No. 035a
kuukoo wa subete heisa sarete imasu
verb passive form:passive form and structures
Level 3 Chapter 14
kuukoo wa subete heisa sarete imasu / densha mo subete tomatte imasu / yukue-
fumei ni natte imasu
verb te form + -te imasu:expressing the progressive, a state of being or a habitual
action