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巨大地震 (kyodaijishin) Japanese meaning: megaquake | Kotomora

巨きょ大だい地じ震しん

きょ

だ

い

じ

し

ん

Meanings

1

megaquake; massive earthquake

Refers to an exceptionally large earthquake, often used in news and disaster contexts.

専せん門もん家かは近ちかい将しょう来らい、巨きょ大だい地じ震しんが発はっ生せいする可か

能のう

性せい

が

ある

と

警けい

告こく

し

て

いる

。

Experts warn that a megaquake could occur in the near future.

Kanji

巨gigantic, big, large
大large, big
地ground, earth
震quake, shake, tremble

Related words

大だい地じ震しん
大地震 is a general term for a large earthquake, while 巨大地震 emphasizes an exceptionally massive scale, often used for magnitude 8 or higher events.

Word family

南なん海かいトラフ巨きょ大だい地じ震しん
Nankai megathrust earthquake

Built from

巨きょ大だい+地じ震しん

Etymology

Compound of 巨大 (huge) and 地震 (earthquake).