ち
地
かく
殻
へん
変
どう
動

noun

  1. Geology, etc. term.diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust).
  2. upheaval (e.g. in politics), seismic shift, earthshaking changes.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ち
地
かく
殻
へん
変
どう
動
 地殻変動 ちかくへんどう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ground, earth
チ　ジ　どま (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
to be (classical)
ヤ　なり　エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ　メ　やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
husk, nut shell
から　カク　コク (9th, N1)
casing, shell, husk
カク　コク　バイ
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ　また　ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
unusual, change, strange
ヘン　か.わる (4th, N3)
also, again
また　エキ　ヤク (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
move, motion, change
ドウ　うご.く　るぎ (3rd, N4)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ　おも.い　かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)