Word Meaning 大津波

おおつなみ ootsunami

大津波 is read as おおつなみ (ootsunami) and means giant tsunami.

Meaning

English

  1. giant tsunami
  2. giant tidal wave

Reading

Kana

おおつなみ

Romaji

ootsunami

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 69524 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大津波警報

おおつなみけいほう

major tsunami warning

大波

おおなみ

billow

大津

おおつ

Ōtsu (city in Shiga)

大禍津日神

おおまがつひのかみ

the great evil god

大津絵

おおつえ

Ōtsu-e

津波

つなみ

tsunami

山津波

やまつなみ

landslide

遠地津波

えんちつなみ

far-field tsunami

地震津波

じしんつなみ

tsunami (caused by an earthquake)

暴風津波

ぼうふうつなみ

storm surge

風津波

かぜつなみ

storm surge

潮津波

しおつなみ

tidal bore

Example Sentences

2

It is said that several victims of the tsunami think that the devastation they saw was the kind that made you cover your eyes.

Due to the catastrophe caused by the huge tsunami, damage was sustained by the nuclear reactor as well as explosions at the nuclear power plant.