noun
Archaic term for a natural disaster or extraordinary celestial and terrestrial event, equivalent to modern 天変地異. Rarely used outside historical or literary contexts.
See also: 天変地異
古文書には「天変地夭」と記され、現代の「天変地異」にあたる。
In old documents, 天変地夭 is written, corresponding to modern 天変地異.
Modern standard term for natural disasters and extraordinary phenomena. 天変地夭 is its archaic variant.
Archaic variant of 天変地異, using the rare characters 夭 or 妖 instead of 異. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.