shake, tremble

(rain) + (payback) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
ILL PAIR

Onyomi

SHIN

Mnemonic

It's raining so hard the ground is shaking, and SHINING. It must be payback for that dry spell we've been having.

Kunyomi

( ) ふる*える to shake or tremble
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

地震(じしん)

earthquake ★★★☆☆ FP
(area) + (shake, tremble) = 地震 (earthquake)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
lightning RICE FIELD
shake, tremble PAYBACK
cloud MOOCOW
get cloudy SUN

Lightning hits the RICE FIELD so near

PAYBACK makes me tremble with fear

Cloud hovers over a MOOCOW,

but when the SUN is hidden behind clouds, it gets more cloudy.