ひがし
東
に
日
ほん
本
だい
大
しん
震
さい
災

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひがし
東
に
日
ほん
本
だい
大
しん
震
さい
災
 東日本大震災 ひがしにほんだいしんさい

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)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
book, present, main
ホン　もと　まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
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)
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
disaster, calamity, woe
サイ　わざわ.い (5th, N1)
curving river radical (no.47)
セン　かわ (Kentei 1)
ku radical
river
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)