Tsunami - Tsunami

Japanese: 海嘯 - かいしょう

〘noun〙 The phenomenon in which waves surge onto the coast accompanied by the roar of the sea. Particularly at high tide, at triangular river mouths, the front of the seawater that has risen due to strong winds or volcanic activity on the seabed breaks into a vertical wall and enters the sea. Tidal tsunami. Bore. ※Bakabone Jingo wo Nanzu (1901)〈Tobari Chikufu〉 "It is a harmful and dangerous thing that causes trouble in the world, just like the harm and no benefit of earthquakes and tsunamis in the world" [Yang Shen - Ancient and Modern Proverbs]

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Japanese:

〘名〙海鳴りを伴いながら海岸に波が押し寄せて来る現象。特に満潮の際、三角形状になっている河口などで、暴風や海底の火山活動のために上昇した海水の前面が垂直な壁状となり砕けながら進入する現象。潮(しお)津波。ボア。※馬骨人言を難ず（1901）〈登張竹風〉「全く世に流弊を醸(かも)す有害危険のものたること、恰(あた)かも地震海嘯(カイセウ)の世に害ありて益なしが如し」〔楊慎‐古今諺〕

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