地滑(じすべ)り

じすべり
noun
landslide
1. landslide; landslip
The sliding or collapse of a mass of earth or rock down a slope, typically triggered by heavy rain or earthquakes.
大雨(おおあめ)で地滑(じすべ)りが起(お)きた。
A landslide occurred due to heavy rain.
地滑(じすべ)り警報(けいほう)が出(で)ている。
A landslide warning has been issued.
地震(じしん)の影響(えいきょう)で山間部(さんかんぶ)に大規模(だいきぼ)な地滑(じすべ)りが発生(はっせい)した。
A large-scale landslide occurred in the mountainous area due to the earthquake.
2. landslide (figurative); overwhelming victory
An overwhelming victory in an election or competition, by analogy with the unstoppable force of a landslide.
地滑(じすべ)り的(てき)な勝利(しょうり)だった。
It was a landslide victory.
与党(よとう)が地滑(じすべ)り的(てき)に勝(か)った。
The ruling party won by a landslide.
選挙(せんきょ)では地滑(じすべ)り的(てき)な大勝(たいしょう)を収(おさ)め、政権(せいけん)交代(こうたい)が実現(じつげん)した。
They won a landslide victory in the election, resulting in a change of government.

Also written as 地すべり(じすべり). A common natural disaster in mountainous Japan, where heavy rainfall and earthquakes frequently trigger landslides. The figurative sense 地滑(じすべ)り的(てき) (landslide-like) is frequently used in political and election coverage.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 地滑(じすべ)り注意報(ちゅういほう): landslide advisory
  • 地滑(じすべ)り危険(きけん)区域(くいき): landslide danger zone
  • 地滑(じすべ)り的(てき)勝利(しょうり): landslide victory

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 土砂崩(どしゃくず)れ: mudslide; debris slide — often involves mud and debris
  • 崖崩(がけくず)れ: cliff collapse — specifically from a cliff face
  • 山崩(やまくず)れ: mountainside collapse — larger-scale mountain collapse
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