天災地変

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	災	地	変
てん Grade: 1	さい Grade: 5	ち Grade: 2	へん Grade: 4
on’yomi		kan’on	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
天災地變 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Lit. heavenly disaster, earthly change Compound of 天災(てんさい) (tensai, “natural disaster”) + 地変(ちへん) (chihen, “natural calamity”)

Noun

天(てん)災(さい)地(ち)変(へん) • (tensaichihen) 

1. natural disaster