おおしん
Meanings
Noun
1. major earthquake; large earthquake
Kanji used
large
ground
tremors
Pitch accent
おじ
しん
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Composed of
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
earthquake
Examples (9 in total)
A big earthquake occurred in Tokyo.
It is said that there will be a big earthquake in the near future.
If there is a big earthquake, the alarm will sound.
A great earthquake hit Mexico this fall.
I heard the news that there had been a big earthquake in Awaji.
Just as he was going out, there was a great earthquake.
It was in the 1920s that a big earthquake destroyed Tokyo.
When the large earthquake happened, I was only ten years old.
When the big earthquake occurred, I was just ten.