天変地異

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 変 地 異
てん
Grade: 1 		へん > ぺん
Grade: 4 		ち
Grade: 2 		い
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
天變地異 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 天変 (tenpen, “a change or abnormality in the heavens”) +‎ 地異 (chii, “a bad change in or on the earth”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. (idiomatic) an extraordinary natural occurrence: a catastrophe, a calamity
    天変地異(てんぺんちい)が起(お)きた。
    Tenpenchii ga okita.
    An earth-shattering incident occurred.

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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