地

ground

Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingチ、ジ

JLPT level: N4 Jōyō Grade 2

Meanings

groundRtK
彼は地に足がついていない。He doesn't have his feet on the ground.tatoeba
彼は足が地に着いていない。He doesn't have his feet on the ground.tatoeba
earth

land
soil
place

Synonyms

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical土earth

Components

How it's built

地

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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soil (土) · dirt (土) · scorpion

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 554

Compound words

地図ちず

map; atlas; chart; plan

地下鉄ちかてつ

subway; metro; underground (railway)

cloth; fabric; material; texture; dough

各地かくち

each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

基地きち

base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut

耕地こうち

arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda

産地さんち

producing area; place of origin; growing district; home (of a plant or animal); habitat

地盤じばん

ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.); foundation (building, etc.); base

地味じみ

plain; simple; subdued; sober; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.)

敷地しきち

site; plot; lot; grounds

意地悪いじわる

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty

地検ちけん

District Public Prosecutor's Office

地理学ちりがく

geography

意地いじ

stubbornness; obstinacy; willpower; pride; disposition

見地けんち

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)

現地げんち

actual place; actual location; the spot; the scene; the field

天地てんち

heaven and earth; the universe; the world; nature; land

下地したじ

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge (of)

窮地きゅうち

dilemma; predicament

境地きょうち

state (of mind); mental state; emotional condition; field (of activity); one's lot

局地きょくち

locality; local area; limited area

高地こうち

high ground; plateau; heights; highlands

On Reading Examples

彼は今年の夏、東北地方を旅行した。ちほう

He traveled through the Tohoku district this summer.tatoeba

地震がその地域を襲った。じしん

The earthquake shook the area.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は負傷して地面に倒れていた。

He lay injured on the ground.tatoeba

彼は父親の大きな土地を相続した。

He succeeded to his father's large property.tatoeba

彼は彼女より地位が低い。

He is beneath her in rank.tatoeba

彼は熱海へ転地に行った。

He went to Atami for a change of air.tatoeba

京都市営地下鉄烏丸線

Karasuma Line of Kyoto Municipal Subwaywiki

京都市営地下鉄東西線

Tozai Line of Kyoto Municipal Subwaywiki

最も詳細に描かれた地図。

They are the most minutely drawn maps.wiki

- 以上は地図にみえない。

These are not shown on any map.wiki

地震災害研究部門

Research Division of Earthquake Disaster Preventionwiki

地震防災研究部門

Research Division of Earthquake Hazardswiki

社会学や地理学では村落。

村 is called 村落 (read as sonraku, a rural community) in sociology and geography.wiki

地理的描写から荒船山に比定される。

Judging from the geological description, it is equivalent to Mt. Arafune.wiki

地盤災害研究部門

Research Division of Geohazardswiki

京阪を主要な地盤とする。

Its major regional base is in Kyoto and Osaka.wiki

当初は観客動員も地味であったが高い評判を呼んだ。

Though the attendance was small at first, it gained a good reputation.wiki

そのため、昨今流行の三線とは異なって地味な存在である。

Therefore, Kucho does not attract much attention, unlike Sanshin that has become popular recently.wiki

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