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首都直下地震
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 首都直下地震.
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Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
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Kanji in this Word
首
neck, counter for songs and poems
9 strokesFrequency 98JLPT N3Grade 2
On
シュ
Kun
くび
Nanori
おびとこべす
都
metropolis, capital, all, everything
10 strokesFrequency 123JLPT N3Grade 3
On
トツ
Kun
みやこ
Nanori
くにずちづめみや
直
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
8 strokesFrequency 246JLPT N2Grade 2
On
チョクジキジカ
Kun
ただ.ちになお.す-なお.すなお.るなお.きす.ぐ
Nanori
すぐなおのうのお
下
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
3 strokesFrequency 97JLPT N4Grade 1
On
カゲ
Kun
したしももとさ.げるさ.がるくだ.るくだ.りくだ.す-くだ.すくだ.さるお.ろすお.りる
Nanori
さかしと
地
ground, earth
6 strokesFrequency 40JLPT N3Grade 2
On
チジ
Nanori
どま
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
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