山崩れ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 山崩れ(やまくずれ) is a noun for a landslide in which earth and rock collapse down a mountainside.
• Basic usage: A simulation appears in 山崩れの模型実験, while a cause appears in 山崩れによって道が塞がる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Event and model
  • 山崩れ names an actual landslide, but with 模型実験 it refers to an experiment modeling that event.
• Expressing cause
  • Use 山崩れによって when a result occurs because of the landslide.