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関東大震災 (かんとうだいしんさい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

関かん東とう大だい震しん災さい

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Meanings

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noun

Great Kanto earthquake (1923)

historical term

Refers specifically to the devastating earthquake that struck the Tokyo-Yokohama area on September 1, 1923.

関かん東とう大だい震しん災さいは1923年ねん9月がつ1日にちに発はっ生せいした。
The Great Kanto earthquake occurred on September 1, 1923.

Kanji

関connection, barrier, gateway

東east

大large, big

震quake, shake, tremble

災disaster, calamity, woe

Etymology

Compound of 関東 (Kantō region) + 大 (great) + 震災 (earthquake disaster).