南海地震

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2
かい
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
しん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
南海地震 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

南海 (Nankai) +‎ 地震 (jishin)

Noun

(なん)(かい)()(しん) (Nankai jishin

  1. A megathrust earthquake occurring at Nankai Trough off the coast of Shikoku in Japan once in approximately 100 years, especially that occurred on December 21, 1946.