noun

  1. land mine.
  2. topic that sets someone off, sensitive topic, taboo topic, trigger. Colloquialism.
  3. something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business), booby trap, pitfall. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
地雷 じらい

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
thunder, lightning bolt
かみなり ライ いかずち (7th, N1)
rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)