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[ひがし()·()·ほん()]
higashinihon
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[ひがし()·にっ()·ぽん()]
higashinippon

English Meaning(s) for 東日本

noun
  1. eastern Japan; Japan east of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line, i.e. east of the Chūbu region

Meanings for each kanji in 東日本

» east
» day; sun; Japan; counter for days
» book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things

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Sample Sentences for 東日本

During the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, the height of the tsunami waves reached up to 37.9 meters.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has revised the magnitude of the eastern Japan quake from 8.8 to 9.0, the largest recorded in world history.
Since a large area was devastated by the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, a sustained help effort is sought.
During the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the height of the tsunami waves reached up to 37.9 meters.

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