阪はん神しん大だい震しん災さいMeaningsNoun1. Great Hanshin Earthquake (1995) (Historical)Kanji used阪hillside神god大large震tremors災natural disasterComposed of阪はん神しんOsaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)Noun大だい震しん災さいgreat earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquakeNounExamples1阪はん神しん大だい震しん災さいでは地じ面めんが長ちょう時じ間かんに渡わたって揺ゆれた。In the Hanshin earthquake, the ground shook for a long time.