landslide; landslip
Refers to the natural disaster where earth, rocks, or debris slide down a slope. Often used in news and disaster contexts.
A landslide occurred due to heavy rain.
It was designated as a landslide warning area.
雪崩 specifically involves snow, whereas 地滑り describes a slower slippage of soil or ground, often after heavy rain.
崖崩れ describes a cliff face giving way, whereas 地滑り refers to a wider slope of ground sliding, not necessarily a cliff.
地滑り is the general term for any slope failure of soil and rock, whereas 山崩れ specifically means a mountain or large hillside caving in.
Standard modern spelling; preferred in news and general use.
Alternate kanji spelling using 滑; less common but still encountered.
Rarely used kanji form with 辷.
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.