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    3. 東日本大震災

    東日本大震災

    東ひがし日に本ほん大だい震しん災さい

    Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011)

    NTNounNature & EnvironmentHistoryKanji Vocab42 strokes

    ひがしにほんだいしんさい

    Noun

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

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    Kanji that make up this word

    東
    ひがし…(12)
    east
    日
    ひ・-び・-か…(14)
    day・sun・Japan・counter for days
    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    震
    ふる.う・ふる.える・ふる.わせる・ふる.わす…(1)
    quake・shake・tremble・quiver・shiver
    災
    わざわ.い…(1)
    disaster・calamity・woe・curse・evil
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