山津波

山津波

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	津	波
やま Grade: 1	つ Grade: S	なみ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 津波 (tsunami, “tidal wave”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) やまつ​なみ [yàmá tsúꜜnàmì] (Nakadaka – [3])[3][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠ t͡sɨᵝna̠mʲi]

Noun

山津波 (hiragana やまつなみ, rōmaji yama tsunami)

1. landslide, landslip

Synonyms

• 山崩 (やまくず)れ (yama kuzure)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN