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東日本大震災
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 東日本大震災.
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Abbreviation
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
東
east
8 strokesFrequency 37JLPT N4Grade 2
On
トウ
Kun
ひがし
Nanori
あいあがりあずまあづまこちさきしのとおはるひがもと
日
day, sun, Japan, counter for days
4 strokesFrequency 1JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ニチジツ
Kun
ひ-び-か
Nanori
ああきいるくくさこうすたちににっにつへ
本
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ホン
Kun
もと
Nanori
まとごう
大
large, big
3 strokesFrequency 7JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ダイタイ
Kun
おお-おお.きい-おお.いに
Nanori
うふおおうたたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもとわ
震
quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver
15 strokesFrequency 893JLPT N2Grade 8
On
シン
Kun
ふる.うふる.えるふる.わせるふる.わす
災
disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
7 strokesFrequency 976JLPT N1Grade 5
On
サイ
Kun
わざわ.い
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