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地区 (ちく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

地ち区く

ち

く

Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

district; area; zone

A defined geographical or administrative division, such as a city ward, commercial zone, or residential block. Often used in official contexts and news reports.

この地ち区くに

は

学がっ

校こう

が

三みっ

つ

あり

ます

。

There are three schools in this district.

商しょう業ぎょう地ち区くに新あたらしい店みせができた。

A new shop opened in the commercial area.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉を地ち区くに指し定ていするto designate a place as a district
市しはこの一いっ帯たいを歴れき史し的てき保ほ存ぞん地ち区くに指し定ていした。
The city designated this area as a historic preservation district.
地ち区く大たい会かいに出しゅつ場じょうするto compete in the district tournament
私わたしたちのチームは地ち区く大たい会かいで優ゆう勝しょうした。
Our team won the district tournament.
地ち区くごとに分わけるto divide by district
ごみの収しゅう集しゅうは地ち区くごとに分わけて行おこなわれる。
Garbage collection is organized by district.

Kanji

地ground, earth
区ward, district

Related words· 6

地ち域いきN3
地域 refers to a broader, often loosely defined region, while 地区 denotes a smaller, more officially designated district.
区く域いきN2
区域 stresses a clearly bounded zone, often in legal or regulatory contexts, whereas 地区 is the everyday word for a residential or commercial district.
地ち帯たいN2
地帯 describes a belt or zone defined by a shared characteristic (e.g. climate or industry), while 地区 refers to an administratively or socially defined district.
字あざN1
字 is a formal, traditional administrative term for a rural village subsection used mainly in addresses, while 地区 is a broader, everyday word for any district or zone.

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管かん区く
地区 is a general, everyday word for a local district, while 管区 is a more official term tied specifically to an administrative authority's jurisdiction.
区く画かくN1
地区 refers to a general geographic district or zone, while 区画 refers to a smaller, precisely bounded plot or section within such an area.

Word family· 17

住じゅう宅たく地ち区く
residential district; residential area
保ほ存ぞん地ち区く
conservation area; preservation district
共きょう産さん地ち区く
communist area

Etymology

Compound of 地 (chi, 'land') and 区 (ku, 'ward' or 'section'). The word follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation and has been used since the Meiji era for administrative divisions.

同どう和わ地ち区く

assimilation district; burakumin area; area targeted for antidiscrimination measures

商しょう業ぎょう地ち区く

commercial district; business district

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地ち区く検けん事じ
district attorney (US)
地ち区く計けい画かく
district plan; district planning
居きょ住じゅう地ち区く
residential area; residential district; neighborhood
工こう業ぎょう地ち区く
industrial zone; industrial district
戦せん災さい地ち区く
war-devastated area; war-damaged district

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