東南海地震

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 2
なん
Grade: 2
かい
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
しん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
東南海地震 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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東南海 (Tōnankai) +‎ 地震 (jishin)

Noun

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(とう)(なん)(かい)()(しん) (Tōnankai jishin

  1. A megathrust earthquake occurring at Nankai Trough off the coast of Kii Peninsula in Japan once in approximately 100 years, especially that occurred on December 7, 1944.