とう
東
ほく
北
ち
地
ほう
方
たい
太
へい
平
よう
洋
おき
沖
じ
地
しん
震

noun

  1. Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011), Tohoku earthquake, Sendai Earthquake, Great East Japan Earthquake.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
とう
東
ほく
北
ち
地
ほう
方
たい
太
へい
平
よう
洋
おき
沖
じ
地
しん
震
 東北地方太平洋沖地震 とうほくちほうたいへいようおきじしん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

east
トウ　ひがし　しの (2nd, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
north
ホク　きた　ほっ (2nd, N5)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
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
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
plump, thick, big around
タイ　ふと.い　タ (2nd, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
even, flat, peace
ヘイ　たいら　ひら (3rd, N3)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
to divide
ocean, sea, foreign
ヨウ　なだ　ひろ (3rd, N4)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
sheep
ひつじ　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
open sea, offing, rise high into sky
おき　チュウ　おきつ (7th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
quake, shake, tremble
ふる.う　シン (7th, N2)
rain
あめ　あま-　ウ (1st, N5)
sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac
たつ　シン　とき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant