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    3. 東北地方太平洋沖地震

    東北地方太平洋沖地震

    東とう北ほく地ち方ほう太たい平へい洋よう沖お地きじ震しん

    Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011)

    NTNounNature & EnvironmentHistoryKanji Vocab69 strokes

    とうほくちほうたいへいようおきじしん

    Noun

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

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    Kanji that make up this word

    東
    ひがし…(12)
    east
    北
    きた…(5)
    north
    地
    ground・earth
    方
    かた・-かた・-がた…(9)
    direction・person・alternative
    太
    ふと.い・ふと.る…(5)
    plump・thick・big around
    平
    たい.ら・たい.らげる・ひら…(10)
    even・flat・peace
    洋
    ocean・sea・foreign・Western style
    沖
    おき・おきつ・ちゅう.する・わく…(1)
    open sea・offing・rise high into sky
    震
    ふる.う・ふる.える・ふる.わせる・ふる.わす…(1)
    quake・shake・tremble・quiver・shiver
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    • 沖
    • 震

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