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地形 (ちけい, chikei) Japanese meaning: terrain | Kotomora
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ざつ
だ
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The terrain in this area is very complex.
We decided on a hiking route while looking at a topographical map.
Usage patterns 地ち 形けい が 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 the terrain is (steep, complex, etc.)
The terrain in this area is rugged.
地ち 形けい を 利り 用よう する to make use of the terrain
The soldiers used the terrain to ambush the enemy.
地ち 形けい が 変へん 化か する the terrain changes
After the earthquake, the terrain in this area changed dramatically.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 地ち 形けい を 調しら べる to survey/study the terrain of a place
Before the climb, I studied the terrain of the mountain.
Related words 地勢 emphasizes the overall lay of the land or natural configuration, while 地形 focuses on specific landforms and topographical shapes.
地理 covers geography as a field or a place's characteristics including human factors, while 地形 refers strictly to the physical shape of the land.
景観 describes the visual scenery or landscape as seen, whereas 地形 describes the underlying physical structure and shape of the land.
地形 means terrain or physical landscape features, a narrower geographical subset of what 風土 covers.
Word family· 12 topographic map; elevation map
topography; geomorphology
microtopography; microrelief
arid landforms
Etymology Compound of 地 (chi, 'land, earth') and 形 (kei, 'shape, form'). The reading じぎょう is an older Sino-Japanese reading that has largely fallen out of use.
