天災地変

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
さい
Grade: 5

Grade: 2
へん
Grade: 4
on'yomi kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
天災地變 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Lit. heavenly disaster, earthly change Compound of 天災(てんさい) (tensai, natural disaster) + 地変(ちへん) (chihen, natural calamity)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んさいちへん [tèńsáíchíꜜhèǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ɰ̃sa̠it͡ɕihẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(てん)(さい)()(へん) • (tensaichihen

  1. natural disaster