ひがしほんだいしんさい
Meanings
Noun
Abbreviation
1. Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
Kanji used
east
sun
book
large
tremors
natural disaster
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Composed of
① 日本列島の東部地域。大きく以下の二義がある。
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.