天変地異
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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天 | 変 | 地 | 異 |
てん Grade: 1 |
へん > ぺん Grade: 4 |
ち Grade: 2 |
い Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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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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- (idiomatic) an extraordinary natural occurrence: a catastrophe, a calamity
- 天変地異が起きた。
- Tenpenchii ga okita.
- An earth-shattering incident occurred.
- 天変地異が起きた。
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN