あわじ
Meanings
Noun
1. Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
2. Awaji (island)
Pitch accent
わじ
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki; woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
Examples (1 in total)
I heard the news that there had been a big earthquake in Awaji.