南海地震

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南 海 地 震
なん
Grade: 2 		かい
Grade: 2 		じ
Grade: 2 		しん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

南海 (“Nankai”) +‎ 地震 (“jishin”)

Noun

南(なん)海(かい)地(じ)震(しん) • (Nankai jishin) 

  1. A megathrust earthquake occurring at Nankai Trough off the coast of Shikoku in Japan once in approximately 100 years, especially that occurred on December 21, 1946.
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