大地震

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	地	震

Etymology 1

Compound of ō (“great”) and jishin (“earthquake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [oːdʑiɕiɴ]

Noun

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大地震 (hiragana おおじしん, romaji ōjishin, historical hiragana おほぢしん)

1. a large earthquake; typically has a magnitude 7 or greater

   2010年チリ大地震。

   2010ねんチリおおじしん。

   2010-nen Chiri ōjishin.

   2010 Chile earthquake.

Usage notes

• Both readings 大地震 (おおじしん, ōjishin) and 大地震 (だいじしん, daijishin) are common. The Japan Broadcasting Corporation insists on reading it as 大地震 (おおじしん, ōjishin).

Etymology 2

Compound of dai (“great”) and jishin (“earthquake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [daidʑiɕiɴ]

Noun

大地震 (hiragana だいじしん, romaji daijishin, historical hiragana だいぢしん)

1. a large earthquake; typically has a magnitude 7 or greater

Usage notes

• Both readings 大地震 (おおじしん, ōjishin) and 大地震 (だいじしん, daijishin) are common. The Japan Broadcasting Corporation insists on reading it as 大地震 (おおじしん, ōjishin).