天変地異

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
へん > ぺん
Grade: 4

Grade: 2

Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
天變地異 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Yojijukugo (四字熟語). Compound of 天変 (tenpen, a change or abnormality in the heavens) +‎ 地異 (chii, a bad change in or on the earth).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(てん)(ぺん)()() (tenpenchii

  1. (idiomatic) an extraordinary natural occurrence: a catastrophe, a calamity
    (てん)(ぺん)()()()きた
    Tenpenchii ga okita.
    An earth-shattering incident occurred.

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN