地震雷火事親父

Japanese

Kanji in this term
地	震	雷	火	事	親	父
じ Grade: 2	しん Grade: S	かみなり Grade: S	か Grade: 1	じ Grade: 3	おや Grade: 2	ちち > じ Grade: 2
on’yomi		kun’yomi	on’yomi		kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally, "earthquake, lightning, fire, father".

Proverb

地(じ)震(しん)雷(かみなり)火(か)事(じ)親(おや)父(じ) • (jishin kaminari kaji oyaji) 

1. the father is feared as much as the worst natural occurrences