Sunday, June 19, 2011

What are some important Japanese "emergency words"?

Question:


Like for earthquakes, crime, fire, radiation, tsunami etc? Phrases work too.

How do you say "Get under the table" in japanese?

Answer:


earthquake: 地震 jishin
earthquake disaster: 震災 shinsai
tsunami: Its a japanese words, it means "harbor wave" so its spelt out as 津波
tsunami warning: 津波警報 tsunami keihou
Earthquake alert: 地震警報 jishin keihou
warning: 警報 keihou
Fire: 火 ka  or kasai 火災

Hoped this helped.

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