関東地震

Japanese

Kanji in this term
関 東 地 震
かん
Grade: 4 		とう
Grade: 2 		じ
Grade: 2 		しん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
關東地震 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

関東 (“Kantō”) +‎ 地震 (“jishin”)

Noun

関(かん)東(とう)地(じ)震(しん) • (Kantō jishin) 

  1. A megathrust earthquake occurring at Sagami Trough off the coast of Kantō Region in Japan once in a few centuries, especially that occurred on September 1, 1923.
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