(かんとう)

Kanto region

(しんど)

seismic intensity

(じゃく)

weak; lower (seismic scale)

(じしん)

earthquake

(しゅうかん)

week; weekly

(ちゅうい)

caution, warning

(ろくがつ)

June

(じゅうろくにち)

the 16th (of the month)

(あさ)

morning

(ちほう)

region; area

(とうきょう)

Tokyo

(かながわ)

Kanagawa (prefecture)

(ひろい)

wide; spacious

(はんい)

range; scope; area

(ゆれ)

shaking, tremor

(かんじる)

to feel, to sense

(けがにん)

injured person

(おおきな)

big (attrib.)

(ひがい)

damage; harm

(いまのところ)

at present; for now

(ほうこく)

report

(きしょうちょう)

Japan Meteorological Agency

(きぼ)

scale / magnitude

(あらわす)

to represent; to express

(まぐにちゅーど)

magnitude

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(おなじ)

same

(くらい)

about; approximately; to the extent of

(つよさ)

strength

(これから)

from now on

(いっしゅうかん)

one week

(ほど)

approximately; about; to the extent

(おきる)

to happen, occur

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(つよい)

strong

(かぐ)

furniture

(たおれる)

to collapse; to fall down

(もの)

thing

(おちる)

to fall; to drop; to strike (lightning)

(いえ)

house

(なか)

inside

(あんぜん)

safety

(たしかめる)

to make sure; to confirm

(いつでも)

anytime

(ひなん)

evacuation

(じゅんび)

preparation

(よびかける)

to call out; to appeal

did ... (polite past)

Polite past tense of verbs. Formed with verb stem + ました. Used in formal or polite speech to describe completed actions.

by / due to

Marks the agent/cause. Here: 'アメリカとイスラエルによるイランへの攻撃' (attack on Iran by America and Israel).

have not ~ (yet) / is not ~ing

Negative continuative state: 報告されていません (have not been reported).

according to ...

Cites a source of information. The noun before によると is the source. Often followed by a reported statement.

to represent ~; to express ~

Describes which kanji represents the year.

there is a possibility

Says there may be a possibility that earthquake scale was underestimated.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

doing things like ~ and ~

Lists representative actions among several. Implies there are other actions too. Used twice in this article.

there are times when ~

Indicates that something sometimes happens.

after ~

Indicates that something happened after a prior action. Used here after 'deciding to stop fighting'.

so that ~

Indicates a goal or desired outcome. Here: so that trainees reach the Specified Skilled Worker level.

Do ~ in advance (preparation)

Indicates doing something in advance for future readiness. Companies need to decide procedures in advance.

to call on (someone) to ~

Reports an appeal/instruction: 準備しておくよう呼びかけています (is calling on people to prepare).

関東で震度5弱の地震　1週間は注意を

An earthquake with a seismic intensity of lower 5 hits the Kanto region; stay alert for a week

六月十六日の朝、関東地方で地震がありました。

On the morning of June 16th, there was an earthquake in the Kanto region.

震度は5弱で、東京や神奈川など広い範囲で揺れを感じました。

The seismic intensity was lower 5, and the shaking was felt over a wide area including Tokyo and Kanagawa.

この地震によるけが人や大きな被害は、今のところ報告されていません。

So far, no injuries or major damage from this earthquake have been reported.

気象庁によると、地震の規模を表すマグニチュードは5.3でした。

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the magnitude indicating the size of the earthquake was 5.3.

専門家は「同じくらいの強さの地震が、これから一週間ほど起きる可能性がある」と話しています。

Experts say, 「There is a possibility that earthquakes of about the same strength could occur over the next week or so.」

強い揺れのあとは、家具が倒れたり、物が落ちたりすることがあります。

After strong shaking, furniture may fall over and objects may drop.

気象庁は、家の中の安全を確かめ、いつでも避難できるように準備しておくよう呼びかけています。

The Japan Meteorological Agency is urging people to check the safety inside their homes and to be prepared to evacuate at any time.