盆ぼん地ち

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ち

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

basin; valley basin

A geographical basin surrounded by mountains or hills. Used in both everyday and technical contexts.

The Kofu Basin is surrounded by mountains.

このあたりは盆ぼん地ちなので、夏なつはとても暑あつい。

Because this area is a basin, summers are very hot.

〈山やま〉に囲かこまれた盆ぼん地ちa basin surrounded by mountains
この町まちは四し方ほうを山やまに囲かこまれた盆ぼん地ちにある。
This town lies in a basin surrounded by mountains on all sides.
盆ぼん地ち特とく有ゆうの〈物もの〉something characteristic of basin regions (e.g. climate)
盆ぼん地ち特とく有ゆうの暑あつさで、夏なつは蒸むし暑あつい日ひが続つづく。

谷たにN3
盆地 is a wide, flat basin ringed by mountains, whereas 谷 is a narrower, often steeper valley or ravine.
平へい野やN2
盆地 is a basin surrounded by mountains, while 平野 is an open, flat plain not enclosed by high terrain.

平へい野やN2
平野 is a flat, open plain, whereas 盆地 is a basin enclosed by surrounding mountains or hills.
谷たにN3
谷 is a narrow, often V-shaped valley, while 盆地 is a wider, bowl-shaped lowland surrounded by higher terrain.
低てい地ち
盆地 is a basin surrounded by mountains, while 低地 is any low-lying land regardless of surrounding terrain.

Compound of 盆 (tray, basin) and 地 (land, ground), literally 'basin land'. The reading ぼんち is the on'yomi for both characters.

Because of the heat typical of basin areas, the summer days are humid and hot.