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地殻変動
ちかくへんどう
noun
Meanings
1
diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust)
2
upheaval (e.g. in politics)
3
seismic shift
4
earthshaking changes
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Kanji in this word
地
Ground, Earth
6 strokes
殻
Husk, Nut Shell
11 strokes
変
Unusual, Change, Strange
9 strokes
動
Move, Motion, Change
11 strokes
More words with
地
土地
とち ·
plot of land
N3
地震
じしん ·
earthquake
N4
地区
ちく ·
district
N3
地球
ちきゅう ·
the earth
N3
地元
じもと ·
local
Full entry on Jisho
N1
地域
ちいき ·
area
N3
現地
げんち ·
actual place
N1
基地
きち ·
base
N2
More words with
殻
殻
から ·
shell
N3
吸い殻
すいがら ·
cigarette end
貝殻
かいがら ·
shell
N1