地ち

noun, noun, used as a suffix

earth; ground; land; soil

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.

• 兵へい士したちは地ちを這はって進すすんだ。

  The soldiers crawled along the ground.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

place; site; location

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.

• 駅えき前まえが新あたらしい図と書しょ館かんの建けん設せつ地ちに決きまった。

  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.

• 兵へい士したちは敵てき地ちに深ふかく入はいり込こんだ。

  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

• 天てん地ち無む用ようの荷に物もつは、地ちを下したにして運はこんでください。

  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.

See also: 五大 · 土 (ど)

• 五ご大だいの一ひとつとして、地ちは大だい地ちや固かたさを表あらわす。

  As one of the five elements, earth represents the ground and solidity.