淡路大震災

Reading

Kana: あわじだいしんさい

Romaji: awajidaishinsai

Definition

noun

1

Great Kobe earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)

See also: 阪神大震災

Kanji

淡

Readings: タン、 あわ.い

Meanings: thin, faint, pale, fleeting

路

Readings: ロ、 ル、 -じ、 みち

Meanings: path, route, road, distance

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

震

Readings: シン、 ふる.う、 ふる.える

Meanings: quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver

災

Readings: サイ、 わざわ.い

Meanings: disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil