noun, noun, used as a suffix
Refers to the physical ground, earth, or land underfoot. As a standalone word, it often appears in slightly set or written-feeling phrases such as 地を這う or 地に倒れる.
兵士たちは地を這って進んだ。
The soldiers crawled along the ground.
Very common as a suffix in compounds meaning a place or site for some purpose, as in 候補地, 建設地, 観光地, and 現地.
駅前が新しい図書館の建設地に決まった。
The area in front of the station was chosen as the site for the new library.
noun, noun, used as a suffix
territory; enemy land; controlled area
Used especially in compounds such as 敵地, 領地, 占領地, and 植民地 to refer to territory or land under someone's control.
兵士たちは敵地に深く入り込んだ。
The soldiers advanced deep into enemy territory.
noun, noun, used as a suffix
bottom side; bottom edge
Technical or label-like use for the bottom of an object such as a package or book, contrasted with 天 for the top. Seen in terms such as 天地無用 and in book-condition descriptions.
See also: 天地無用
天地無用の荷物は、地を下にして運んでください。
For a package marked 'do not turn upside down,' carry it with the bottom side down.
noun, noun, used as a suffix
earth element; earth among the five elements
Religious, philosophical, or traditional-cosmology use: 地 is one of the five elements in 五大, alongside water, fire, wind, and void/space depending on the system.
五大の一つとして、地は大地や固さを表す。
As one of the five elements, earth represents the ground and solidity.