Japanese symbol for “landslide”
山崩れ
やまくずれ
Romaji: yamakuzure
landslide
In Japanese, landslide is 山崩れ, read やまくずれ (yamakuzure).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs landslide
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “landslide”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地すべり | じすべり jisuberi | landslide; landslip |
| 土砂崩れ | どしゃくずれ doshakuzure | landslide |
| 山津波 | やまつなみ yamatsunami | landslide |
| 土石流 | どせきりゅう dosekiryuu | avalanche of earth and rocks; debris flow; mudslide |
| 崖崩れ | がけくずれ gakekuzure | landslide; landslip |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 登山 | とざん tozan | mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
| 鉱山 | こうざん kouzan | mine (gold, coal, etc.) |
| 山形 | やまがた yamagata | Yamagata (city, prefecture) |
| 沢山 | たくさん takusan | a lot; lots; plenty |
| 青山 | せいざん seizan | lush mountain; green mountain |
| 崩壊 | ほうかい houkai | collapse; crumbling; breaking down |
| 崩れる | くずれる kuzureru | to collapse; to crumble |
See also: Chinese symbol for “landslide”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.