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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

General term for a geographical area, administrative district, or locality. Often used in contrast to the capital or central areas.

Related words· 7

地ち域いきN3sense 1
地域 is a neutral, formal word for any geographic area or community, while 地方 often implies a region defined in contrast to the capital or central government.
田舎いなかN5sense 2
田舎 specifically means the countryside or one's rural hometown with a personal, rustic feel, whereas 地方 more broadly covers any non-central region, including provincial cities.
郡ぐん部ぶ
郡部 specifically denotes the rural counties of a prefecture as opposed to its cities, while 地方 more broadly means any region outside the capital or a major metropolis.
土と地ちN3
地方 usually refers to a region outside the capital or a large-scale area, while 土地 can describe any locality, large or small, with a sense of local character.

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国くにN4
地方 is the clear modern word for a region or locality, while 国 in this sense is broader, more literary, and often appears in compounds.
地ち帯たいN2
地方 usually denotes a larger regional or provincial area (as opposed to the capital), while 地帯 focuses on a belt or zone marked by a shared trait.
ローカル
地方 refers to a region or the provinces as opposed to the capital or center, while ローカル is a more casual loanword applied to anything local in scope, such as local news or rules.

Opposites· 5

中ちゅう央おうN3sense 1
中央 refers to the capital or central government, the direct opposite of 地方 in its sense of a peripheral or provincial region.
都と会かいN3sense 2
都会 means a bustling city, contrasting with 地方 in its sense of the countryside or rural areas outside major cities.
全ぜん国こくN3