大地震
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor | earthquake; shifting or shuffling of posts | ||
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trad. (大地震) | 大 | 地震 | |
simp. #(大地震) | 大 | 地震 |
Pronunciation
Noun
大地震
- large earthquake (typically with a magnitude 7 or greater)
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | ||
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大 | 地 | 震 |
おお Grade: 1 | じ Grade: 2 | しん Grade: S |
kun’yomi | on’yomi |
Compound of 大 (ō, “great”) + 地震 (jishin, “earthquake”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) おおじしん [òójíꜜshìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [o̞ːʑiɕĩɴ]
Noun
大地震 • (ōjishin) ←おほぢしん (ofodisin)?
- a large earthquake; typically has a magnitude 7 or greater
- 2010年チリ大地震
- nisen-jū-nen Chiri ōjishin
- 2010 Chile earthquake
- 2010年チリ大地震
Usage notes
- Both readings 大地震 (ōjishin) and 大地震 (daijishin) are common. The NHK insists on reading it as 大地震 (ōjishin).
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | ||
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大 | 地 | 震 |
だい Grade: 1 | じ Grade: 2 | しん Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Compound of 大 (dai, “great”) + 地震 (jishin, “earthquake”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) だいじしん [dàíjíꜜshìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [da̠iʑiɕĩɴ]
Noun
大地震 • (daijishin) ←だいぢしん (daidisin)?
- a large earthquake; typically has a magnitude 7 or greater
Usage notes
- Both readings 大地震 (ōjishin) and 大地震 (daijishin) are common. The NHK insists on reading it as 大地震 (ōjishin).
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN