中ちゅう越えつ地じ震しんMeaningsNoun1. Chūetsu earthquake (Niigata prefecture, 2004)Kanji used中in越go beyond地ground震tremorsComposed of中ちゅう越えつChūetsu (region in Niigata); China and Vietnam; Sino-VietnameseNoun地じ震しんearthquakeNoun