地
ground, earth
Readings
On'yomi
- チ
- ジ
Kun'yomi
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Nanori
- どま
Meaning
地 centers on the solid surface underfoot: the ground or earth. It covers both the physical soil and the broader planet.
Most common words using 地
24 of 1,705- 地ちN3
earth; ground; land; soil
- 地域ちいきN3
area; region; district; locality
- 地球ちきゅうN4
Earth; the globe
- 地方ちほうN3
district; region; area; locality
- 地震じしんN4
earthquake
- 地元じもとN2
home area; home town
- 土地とちN3
plot of land; lot; soil
- 基地きちN2
base (military, expedition, etc.)
- 地獄じごくN2
hell realm; Naraka
- 地下ちかN4
underground; below the ground
- 現地げんちN2
actual place; actual location; the spot; the scene; the field; (on) site
- 地区ちくN3
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
- 地図ちずN5
map; atlas; chart; plan
- 地上ちじょうN1
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface
- 各地かくちN2
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
- 地位ちいN3
(social) position; status; standing
- 地下鉄ちかてつN5
subway; metro; underground (railway)
- 地味じみN3
plain; simple; subdued; sober
- 地点ちてんN2
spot; point; place; position
- 地面じめんN1
ground; earth's surface
- 地帯ちたいN2
zone; area; belt; region
- 敷地しきちN2
site; plot; lot; grounds
- 大地だいちN2
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
- 余地よちN1
place; room; margin; scope
Study
Etymology
地 combines 土 (earth, soil) with 也, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses the ground or earth.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is 土 (earth, soil), and the right side 也 looks like a snake or a twisting shape. Picture a snake slithering across the ground: 地 is the earth.
Reading mnemonic
For チ, imagine a cheetah running across the ground: cheetah -> チ, and the earth shakes under its speed.