noun
landslide; landslip
Refers to the natural disaster where earth, rocks, or debris slide down a slope. Often used in news and disaster contexts.
大雨で地すべりが発生した。
A landslide occurred due to heavy rain.
地すべり警戒区域に指定された。
It was designated as a landslide warning area.
土砂崩れ is a more general term for a collapse of earth and sand, often used for smaller-scale or construction-related collapses, while 地すべり specifically refers to a landslide involving a larger mass of earth sliding down a slope.
山崩れ refers to a mountain collapse or large-scale slope failure, often more dramatic and involving an entire mountainside, whereas 地すべり can be a slower, more gradual movement of earth.
Compound of 地 (ji, 'earth, ground') and 滑り (suberi, 'sliding'), the nominalized form of 滑る (suberu, 'to slide'). The spelling 地すべり uses the kana すべり to avoid the less common kanji 辷り.