大地震

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Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
 earthquake; shifting or shuffling of posts
trad. (大地震) 大 地震
simp. #(大地震) 大 地震

Pronunciation

Noun

大地震

  1. large earthquake (typically with a magnitude 7 or greater)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
大 地 震
おお
Grade: 1 		じ
Grade: 2 		しん
Grade: S
kun'yomi on'yomi

Compound of 大 (ō, “great”) +‎ 地震 (jishin, “earthquake”).

Pronunciation

Noun

大(おお)地(じ)震(しん) • (ōjishin) ←おほぢしん (ofodisin)?

  1. a large earthquake; typically has a magnitude 7 or greater
    2010年(にせんじゅうねん)チリ大地震(おおじしん)
    nisen-jū-nen Chiri ōjishin
    2010 Chile earthquake
Usage notes
  • Both readings 大地震(おおじしん) (ōjishin) and 大地震(だいじしん) (daijishin) are common. The NHK insists on reading it as 大地震(おおじしん) (ōjishin).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
大 地 震
だい
Grade: 1 		じ
Grade: 2 		しん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Compound of 大 (dai, “great”) +‎ 地震 (jishin, “earthquake”).

Pronunciation

Noun

大(だい)地(じ)震(しん) • (daijishin) ←だいぢしん (daidisin)?

  1. a large earthquake; typically has a magnitude 7 or greater
Usage notes
  • Both readings 大地震(おおじしん) (ōjishin) and 大地震(だいじしん) (daijishin) are common. The NHK insists on reading it as 大地震(おおじしん) (ōjishin).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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