地面
Meanings
1
ground; earth's surface
The ordinary word for the surface under one's feet outdoors: soil, pavement, or the earth's surface as opposed to air, water, or a floor.
The ground is wet from the rain.
The children drew pictures on the ground.
2
Refers to a piece of land as property or a usable lot. In everyday modern speech, 土地 is often the more usual word for this real-estate sense, but 地面 can still carry this meaning.
They bought a plot of land in front of the station and built a building.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が地面に落ちるfor something to fall to the ground
An apple fell from the tree to the ground.
- 地面を掘るto dig the ground
The dog is digging in the yard.
- 地面に座るto sit on the ground
The children were sitting on the ground drawing pictures.
- 地面が凍るfor the ground to freeze
It was so cold this morning that the ground had frozen.