ひがしにほんだいしんさい
Meanings
Noun
Abbreviation
1. Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
Composed of
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
Examples (1 in total)
During the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, the height of the tsunami waves reached up to 37.9 meters.