東日本大震災

Japanese

Kanji in this term
東	日	本	大	震	災
ひがし Grade: 2	にち > に Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1	だい Grade: 1	しん Grade: S	さい Grade: 5
kun’yomi	irregular	on’yomi

Etymology

東日本 (“Eastern Japan”) +‎ 大震災 (“great earthquake disaster”)

Proper noun

東(ひがし)日(に)本(ほん)大(だい)震(しん)災(さい) • (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai) 

1. The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, the earthquake and tsunami that hit Eastern Japan on March 11, 2011

Usage notes

This name is the official name for this natural disaster given by the government of Japan.