大震災

Meanings

1. Noun

   great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake

• 大震災だいしんさい被災者ひさいしゃが大勢おおぜいいます。

  The victims of the earthquake disaster are numerous.

• 3月つき11日ひに未曾有みぞうの大震災だいしんさいが発生はっせいした。

  A great, unexpected earthquake occurred on 11 March.

• 東京とうきょうの郊外こうがいに住すむ両親りょうしんや弟おとうとは大震災だいしんさいで死しんだ。

  My parents and little brother, who lived in the suburbs of Tokyo, died in the big earthquake.

• 日本にほんは昔むかしから地震じしんの多おおい国くにですから、大震災だいしんさいが発生はっせいすることもあります。

  Japan has had the experience of being hit by major earthquake disasters, since it is a country which has historically had many earthquakes.