地殻変動（ちかくへんどう）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 4
Meaning: crustal movement
Example sentences
- 地殻変動が地震を引き起こす。 — Crustal movement triggers earthquakes.
- 社会に地殻変動のような変化が起きる。 — Society is undergoing a seismic, tectonic-like shift.
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