地滑(じすべ)り

じすべり
noun
landslide
nature
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(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.

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Related: 土砂崩(どしゃくず)れ (landslide, mudslide)
Compare: 崖崩(がけくず)れ (cliff collapse)
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Added 2026.4.1 6:39 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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