三陸地震

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
りく
Grade: 4

Grade: 2
しん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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三陸 (Sanriku) +‎ 地震 (jishin)

Noun

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(さん)(りく)()(しん) (Sanriku jishin

  1. A megathrust or intraplate earthquake occurring at Japan Trench off the coast of Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori in Japan once in a few decades, especially that occurred on June 15, 1896 or on March 3, 1933.