Word Meaning 首都直下型地震

しゅとちょっかがたじしん shutochokkagatajishin

首都直下型地震 is read as しゅとちょっかがたじしん (shutochokkagatajishin) and means Tokyo near-field earthquake.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

しゅとちょっかがたじしん

Romaji

shutochokkagatajishin

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 61 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 101871 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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首都直下地震

しゅとちょっかじしん

Tokyo near-field earthquake

直下型地震

ちょっかがたじしん

near-field earthquake

都営地下鉄

とえいちかてつ

Toei Subway

首都高速道路公団

しゅとこうそくどうろこうだん

Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation

地震

ない

earthquake

有感地震

ゆうかんじしん

perceptible earthquake

人工地震

じんこうじしん

artificial earthquake

大地震

おおじしん

major earthquake

中地震

ちゅうじしん

moderate earthquake

小地震

しょうじしん

minor earthquake

火山性地震

かざんせいじしん

volcanic earthquake

深発地震

しんぱつじしん

deep earthquake