東とう北ほく関かん東とう大だい震しん災さい

noun

Great East Japan Earthquake; Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011)

Refers specifically to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. Often used in news and official contexts.

• 東とう北ほく関かん東とう大だい震しん災さいから10年ねんが経たった。

  Ten years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake.

• 東とう北ほく関かん東とう大だい震しん災さいの復ふっ興こうはまだ続つづいている。

  Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake is still ongoing.