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盆地 (ぼんち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

盆ぼん地ち

ぼ

ん

ち

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

basin; valley basin

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

甲こう府ふ盆ぼん地ちは山やまに囲かこまれている。
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.

Written forms

盆ぼん地ちUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; the only form given.
ぼんちUsage2%

Kanji

盆basin, lantern festival, tray
地ground, earth

Similar words

平へい野や
平野 is a plain or flat open area, not necessarily enclosed by mountains like a 盆地.
谷たに
谷 is a valley, typically a V-shaped or narrow depression, while 盆地 is a broader, often bowl-shaped basin.

Etymology

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