No. 4,225 in Korean
지진
Earthquake.
In a sentence
어제 밤에 강한 지진이 발생했습니다.
A strong earthquake occurred last night.
In this sentence, '지진' means 'earthquake', referring to a natural disaster.
지진의 피해를 줄이기 위해 무엇을 해야 할까요?
What should we do to reduce the damages from earthquakes?
Here, '지진' refers to earthquakes in general and is used in the context of discussing damage prevention.
해양에서 지진이 발생하면 쓰나미가 올 수 있어요.
If an earthquake occurs in the ocean, a tsunami may happen.
In this statement, '지진' is related to geological activity in the ocean, leading to a consequential situation.
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