東日本大震災

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ひがし
Grade: 2
にち > に
Grade: 1
ほん
Grade: 1
だい
Grade: 1
しん
Grade: S
さい
Grade: 5
kun’yomi irregular on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

東日本 (Eastern Japan) +‎ 大震災 (great earthquake disaster)

Proper noun[edit]

(ひがし)()(ほん)(だい)(しん)(さい) (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai

  1. The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, the earthquake and tsunami that hit Eastern Japan on March 11, 2011

Usage notes[edit]

This name is the official name for this natural disaster given by the government of Japan.