震 shake, tremble

雨 (rain) + (payback) Same-ON

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

( が ) ふる＊える

to shake or tremble ★★★☆☆

Jukugo

地震(じしん)

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

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
雷	lightning	RICE FIELD	田
震	shake, tremble	PAYBACK
雲	cloud	MOOCOW	ム
曇	get cloudy	SUN	日

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.