首都直下地震

しゅとちょっかじしん

Meanings

1. Noun Tokyo near-field earthquake (i.e.: large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes)

Kanji

• 首 chief. Read as シュ.
• 都 metropolis
• 直 straight. Read as チョク.
• 下 down
• 地 land
• 震 quake. Read as シン.

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