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見地 (けんち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
point of view ; viewpoint ; standpoint
A somewhat formal noun, very common in the pattern 〜の見地から, meaning 'from the standpoint/viewpoint of ...'. It often frames an argument or judgment.
教きょう 育いく 的てき な 見けん 地ち から 、 この 制せい 度ど を 見み 直なお す べき だ 。
From an educational point of view, this system should be reviewed.
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noun
field inspection ; on-site inspection
Specialized use in contexts such as architecture or building, referring to inspecting or checking something on site. In general writing, 現地調査 or 現場確認 is usually clearer.
Similar words 観かん 点てん Also means a viewpoint or angle, often a particular criterion for analysis; 見地 is more formal and is especially common in 〜の見地から.
視し 点てん Means perspective or point of view, including visual, narrative, and analytical perspectives; 見地 emphasizes the standpoint from which a judgment is made.
立たち 場ば Means one's position, role, or standpoint, often social or personal; 見地 is more abstract and argument-oriented.
現げん 地ち 調ちょう 査さ A more transparent everyday term for field survey or on-site investigation; it is usually clearer than the specialized inspection sense of 見地.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 見, 'seeing/viewing', and 地, 'ground, place, position'. The main sense is conventionally understood as the position or ground from which something is viewed; the exact historical development is not specified.
