関東地震

Japanese

Kanji in this term
関	東	地	震
かん Grade: 4	とう Grade: 2	じ Grade: 2	しん Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
關東地震 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

関東 (“Kantō”) +‎ 地震 (“jishin”)

Noun

関(かん)東(とう)地(じ)震(しん) • (Kantō jishin) 

1. A megathrust earthquake occurring at Sagami Trough off the coast of Kantō Region in Japan once in a few centuries, especially that occurred on September 1, 1923.

Related terms

• 関東大震災(かんとうだいしんさい) (kantōdaishinsai)