- 1. [n] land mine
- 2. [n] topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; taboo topic; trigger (col)
- 3. [n] something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap; pitfall (col)
Kanji in this word
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地
ground, earthOn: チ (chi)、 ジ (ji)
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雷
thunder, lightning boltOn: ライ (rai)Kun: かみなり (kaminari)、 いかずち (ikazuchi)、 いかづち (ikaduchi)
Example Sentences
彼は地雷の上を運転して、彼のジープは爆裂した。
kareha jirai no ue wo unten shite , kano jiipu ha bakuretsu shita .
He drove over a land mine and his jeep blew up.