noun
geographic features; divination by land features
Refers to the physical features of the land, and also to the practice of divination based on those features. The divination sense is less common in modern usage.
この地域の地相は複雑で、山と谷が入り組んでいる。
The geographic features of this region are complex, with mountains and valleys intricately intertwined.
昔の人は地相を見て、家を建てる場所を決めたと言われている。
It is said that people in the past decided where to build their houses by divination based on the lay of the land.