地じ

noun

ground; land; earth; soil

Physical ground, land, or soil. Common in everyday contexts.

• 地じ震しんで地じが揺ゆれた。

  The ground shook in the earthquake.

• 地じ面めんは雨あめでぬかるんでいる。

noun

the region in question; the local area

Refers to a specific place or locality, often in contrast to other areas.

• 地じ元もとでは昔むかしから祭まつりが行おこなわれている。

  In the local area, a festival has been held since ancient times.

noun

skin

Used in compound words like 地肌 (bare skin) or 地黒 (naturally dark skin). Rarely used alone.

• 「地じ肌はだ」という言こと葉ばで、素す肌はだを指さすことがある。

noun

texture; fabric; material; weave

Refers to the texture or material quality of cloth, paper, etc. Often in compounds like 生地 (cloth, fabric).

• この着き物ものの地じは絹きぬです。

noun

base; background

Underlying base or background, as in 地色 (background color) or 地の文 (background text).

• この紙かみは地じが白しろくて書かきやすい。

noun

one's true nature

A person's inherent character or disposition. Often used in phrases like 地が出る (one's true nature comes out).

• 酒さけを飲のむと地じが出でる。

  When he drinks, his true nature comes out.

noun

narrative; descriptive part of a story

In literature, the descriptive or narrative passages as opposed to dialogue. Often 地の文.

• 小しょう説せつの地じの文ぶんが長ながすぎる。

  The narrative passages in the novel are too long.

noun

real life; actuality

The real world as opposed to fiction or ideals. Used in expressions like 地で行く (to go in real life).

• 彼かれは小しょう説せつの主しゅ人じん公こうを地じで行いくような人じん物ぶつだ。

noun

territory

In the game of Go, the territory surrounded by stones.

• 黒くろが地じを広ひろげた。

  Black expanded its territory.

noun

noh chorus

In Noh theater, the chorus that sits at the side and chants.

See also: 地謡

• 能のうでは地じが物もの語がたりの背はい景けいを語かたる。

  In Noh, the chorus narrates the background of the story.

noun

accompaniment music

In Japanese dance, the musical accompaniment.

• 日本にほん舞ぶ踊ようでは地じに合あわせて踊おどる。

  In Japanese dance, one dances to the accompaniment music.

noun

basic phrase

In Japanese music, a basic, often repetitive phrase.

• この曲きょくの地じは単たん純じゅんな繰くり返かえしだ。

  The basic phrase of this piece is a simple repetition.

noun

base part

In shamisen music, the base part when multiple shamisens play together.

• 三味線しゃみせんの合がっ奏そうでは、地じが全ぜん体たいを支ささえる。

  In shamisen ensembles, the base part supports the whole.