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山崩れ (やまくずれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
landslide ; mountain collapse
Refers to a natural disaster where part of a mountain collapses, often due to heavy rain or earthquakes. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the event happening.
、
近ちか
づか
ない
で
ください
。
There is a risk of landslide, so please do not approach.
Similar words 地じ 滑すべ り 地滑り is a more general term for landslide or landslip, often involving soil and rock on a slope, while 山崩れ specifically refers to the collapse of a mountain or large hillside.
土ど 砂しゃ 崩くず れ 土砂崩れ is a debris flow or mudslide, emphasizing the mixture of earth and sand, whereas 山崩れ focuses on the mountain itself collapsing.
Etymology Compound of 山 (yama, 'mountain') and 崩れ (kuzure, 'collapse', the continuative form of 崩れる kuzureru).
