地ち名めい

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

place name; toponym

Refers to the name of a geographical location, such as a city, town, mountain, or river. Used in everyday contexts and in geography.

〈地ち名めい〉の由ゆ来らいthe origin/etymology of a place name
この地ち名めいの由ゆ来らいを調しらべてみた。
I looked into the origin of this place name.
〈場ば所しょ〉に地ち名めいを付つけるto give a place a name
新あたらしい町まちに地ち名めいを付つけることになった。
It was decided that the new town would be given a place name.
地ち名めいが残のこるfor an old place name to survive/remain in use
昔むかしの地ち名めいが今いまも残のこっている。
The old place name is still in use today.