山津波

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	津	波
やま Grade: 1	つ Grade: S	なみ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 津波 (tsunami, “tidal wave”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) やまつなみ [yàmá tsúꜜnàmì] (Nakadaka – [3])[3][2]
IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠ t͡sɨᵝna̠mʲi]

Noun

山(やま)津(つ)波(なみ) • (yama tsunami)

landslide, landslip

Synonyms

山崩(やまくず)れ (yama kuzure)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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