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大震災

Reading

Kana: だいしんさい
Romaji: daishinsai
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

great earthquake (disaster)

2

Great Kanto earthquake of 1923

Note: abbreviation
See also: 関東大震災

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: シン、 ふる.う、 ふる.える
Meanings: quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver
Readings: サイ、 わざわ.い
Meanings: disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil

Example Sentence

阪神(はんしん)大震災(だいしんさい)では地面(じめん)長時間(ちょうじかん)(わた)って()れた。
➥In the Hanshin earthquake, the ground shook for a long time.
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