余震

See also: 餘震

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 余震 – see 餘震 (“aftershock”). (This term is the simplified form of 餘震).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
余	震
よ Grade: 5	しん Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
餘震 (kyūjitai)

Noun

余(よ)震(しん) • (yoshin) 

1. (seismology) aftershock

Coordinate terms

• 前震(ぜんしん) (zenshin), 本震(ほんしん) (honshin), 余震(よしん) (yoshin)

See also

• 地震(じしん) (jishin): earthquake

References

• “余震”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025