Word Meaning 地動

ちどう chidou

地動 is read as ちどう (chidou) and means motions of the earth (i.e. rotation and revolution).

Meaning

English

  1. motions of the earth (i.e. rotation and revolution)
  2. (internal) movement of the earth
  3. earthquake

Reading

Kana

ちどう

Romaji

chidou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 74697 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

地殻変動

ちかくへんどう

diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust)

動物地理区

どうぶつちりく

zoogeographical region

地代

じしろ

land rent

地方

ちほう

civilian society

地上

ちじょう

this world

bottom (of a package, book, etc.)

地元

じもと

local

地下

ちか

underground

地理

ちり

geography

地図

ちず

map

地主

じぬし

landowner