3/23/2011

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: How this disaster is called in Japan

謹んで、震災お見舞い申し上げます。
My deepest condolences to those affected by the earthquakes in Japan.

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How this disaster has been called by different TV news programs in Japan (in March, 2011):
* 東日本大地震(ひがしにほんおおじしん): Higashi Nihon Oojishin
* 東日本大震災(ひがしにほんだいしんさい): Higashi Nihon Daishinsai
* 東日本巨大地震(ひがしにほんきょだいじしん): Higashi Nihon Kyodai-jishin
* 東北関東大震災(とうほくかんとうだいしんさい): Tohoku Kanto Daishinsai
* 東北関東大地震(とうほくかんとうおおじしん): Tohoku Kanto Daishinsai

地震(じしん) jishin: an earthquake

大地震(だいじしん; おおじしん) daijishin or oojishin: a large/great earthquake of magnitude 7 and over

巨大地震(きょだいじしん) kyodai jishin: a large/great earthquake of often magnitude 8 and over

大震災(だいしんさい) daishinsai: a devastating earthquake; a great earthquake (disaster)

東日本(ひがしにほん) Higashi Nihon: eastern Japan

東北(とうほく) Tohoku: Tohoku region

関東(かんとう) Kanto: Kanto region


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