ground, earth
地 centers on the solid surface underfoot: the ground or earth. It covers both the physical soil and the broader planet.
地 combines 土 (earth, soil) with 也, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses the ground or earth.
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.
For チ, imagine a cheetah running across the ground: cheetah -> チ, and the earth shakes under its speed.
—
earth; ground; land; soil
area; region; district; locality
Earth; the globe
district; region; area; locality
earthquake
home area; home town
plot of land; lot; soil
base (military, expedition, etc.)
hell realm; Naraka
underground; below the ground
actual place; actual location; the spot; the scene; the field; (on) site
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
map; atlas; chart; plan
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
(social) position; status; standing
subway; metro; underground (railway)
plain; simple; subdued; sober
spot; point; place; position
ground; earth's surface
zone; area; belt; region
site; plot; lot; grounds
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
place; room; margin; scope
land mine
feeling; sensation; mood
cloth; fabric; material; texture
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location
cemetery; graveyard
this place; here
house number; address
feeling of a house or a room
producing area; place of origin; growing district
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
location; address
place name; toponym
stubbornness; obstinacy; willpower; pride
geography
district court
terrain; geographical features; topography
ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
landing (on the ground)
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
alley; alleyway; lane
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
dilemma; predicament
agricultural land; farmland
groundwork; foundation
comfortable; pleasant
Mediterranean Sea
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
District Public Prosecutor's Office
heaven and earth; the universe; the world; nature
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
surface of the earth; ground surface
state (of mind); mental state; emotional condition
geological features
building lot; residential land
the price of land
landowner; landlord; landlady
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
site
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
level ground; plain; flatland
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
front (in battle)
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
green tract of land; green space
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home
(Earth's) crust
horizon (related to land)
locality; local area; limited area
subterranean tunnel
encampment; position
white background
marshland; wetland; swampland
leased land
plateau; tableland; eminence
basin (e.g. between mountains)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
Earth globe (model); terrestrial globe
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
towards the ground; with respect to the ground; ground (speed, attack, etc.)
fabric; cloth; material
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
texture; grain
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
the same place; that place
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive; willpower
detached territory; enclave; exclave
arable land; plantation; farmland
texture (cloth, fabric, paper)
topography; geographical description
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)
housing district; residential district
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
cellar; basement
groundwater; underground water
regional community
local public body; local government
local government employee; local civil servant
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
local tax; council tax
local (governmental) autonomy
local administration
local assembly
diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust)
on Earth; on the earth
global warming
geographic information system; GIS
reclaimed land
municipal subway
colony
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin
destination (one is heading towards); goal
buffer zone
tourist resort; holiday resort
agrarian reform
remote place
amusement park