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地帯 (ちたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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地ち
帯たい
は
冬ふゆ
に
なる
と
雪ゆき
が
多おお
く
降ふ
り
ます
。
This area gets a lot of snow in winter.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 が 〈 物もの 〉 地ち 帯たい に 指し 定てい される for an area to be designated as a particular zone
This forest has been designated a nature reserve zone.
地ち 帯たい が 広ひろ がる for a zone/belt of land to stretch out or spread
An industrial zone spreads out around the factory.
地ち 帯たい を 通とお る to pass through a particular zone or belt
That road passes through a dangerous zone, so be careful.
Related words 地域 is a broad, general term for a region or locality, while 地帯 highlights a stretch of land defined by a specific feature (like industry or climate).
地区 refers to an administratively designated district, whereas 地帯 is a descriptive geographical term for an area with a particular characteristic.
地方 usually denotes a larger regional or provincial area (as opposed to the capital), while 地帯 focuses on a belt or zone marked by a shared trait.
地帯 is a native Japanese word for a geographical belt or zone, often used in formal or geographic contexts, whereas ゾーン is a loanword used more broadly, including sports and abstract senses.
Word family· 34 wooded area; woodland; forest region
industrial area; industrial zone
low-lying region; lowland; basal zone
Etymology Compound of 地 (chi, 'land') and 帯 (tai, 'belt' or 'zone'), literally meaning a belt of land. The term has been used in modern Japanese to describe geographical zones or areas with distinct characteristics.
montane zone; mountain zone
