地ち方ほう

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ほ

う

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

General term for a geographical area, administrative district, or locality. Often used in contrast to the capital or central areas.

この地ち方ほうは冬ふゆに雪ゆきが多おおく降ふります。
This region gets a lot of snow in winter.
関かん東とう地ち方ほうの天てん気き予よ報ほうを見みた。
I checked the weather forecast for the Kanto district.

noun

the country; countryside; rural areas

Refers to areas outside major cities, often with a nuance of being provincial or less urban. Contrasts with 中央 (the center/capital).

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉地ち方ほうthe ~ region (e.g. the Kanto region)
関かん東とう地ち方ほうは今こん週しゅう末まつ、雨あめが降ふるでしょう。
It will probably rain in the Kanto region this weekend.
地ち方ほうに住すむto live in a rural area/the provinces
祖そ父ふ母ぼは地ち方ほうに住すんでいる。
My grandparents live out in the countryside.
地ち方ほうから〈場ば所しょ〉に出でるto move from the countryside to (a city)
彼かれは地ち方ほうから東とう京きょうに出でて、就しゅう職しょくした。
He left the countryside for Tokyo and got a job.
地ち方ほうによって〈事こと〉が違ちがうto vary from region to region
方ほう言げんは地ち方ほうによって大おおきく違ちがう。
Dialects vary greatly from region to region.

Kanji

地ground, earth
方direction, person, alternative

Related words· 7

地ち域いきN3sense 1
地域 is a neutral, formal word for any geographic area or community, while 地方 often implies a region defined in contrast to the capital or central government.
田舎いなかN5sense 2
田舎 specifically means the countryside or one's rural hometown with a personal, rustic feel, whereas 地方 more broadly covers any non-central region, including provincial cities.
郡ぐん部ぶ
郡部 specifically denotes the rural counties of a prefecture as opposed to its cities, while 地方 more broadly means any region outside the capital or a major metropolis.
土と地ちN3
地方 usually refers to a region outside the capital or a large-scale area, while 土地 can describe any locality, large or small, with a sense of local character.

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国くにN4
地方 is the clear modern word for a region or locality, while 国 in this sense is broader, more literary, and often appears in compounds.
地ち帯たいN2
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.
ローカル
地方 refers to a region or the provinces as opposed to the capital or center, while ローカル is a more casual loanword applied to anything local in scope, such as local news or rules.

Opposites· 5

中ちゅう央おうN3sense 1
中央 refers to the capital or central government, the direct opposite of 地方 in its sense of a peripheral or provincial region.
都と会かいN3sense 2
都会 means a bustling city, contrasting with 地方 in its sense of the countryside or rural areas outside major cities.
全ぜん国こくN3
地方 refers to a local region or the provinces, while 全国 refers to the entire country, so the two are often contrasted as local vs. nationwide.

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首しゅ都と圏けんN1
地方 refers to rural or provincial areas outside the major cities, contrasting with 首都圏, the densely populated capital region.
都と市し部ぶ
都市部 denotes urban areas, whereas 地方 refers to rural regions or the countryside outside major cities.

Don't confuse with

地じ方かたN1
Written identically, 地方 read じかた is the specialized term for performers/coast/countryside, while 地方 read ちほう is the everyday word for 'region' or 'locality'.

Word family· 49

地ち方ほう自じ治ち体たい
local government; municipality; local authority
地ち方ほう裁さい判ばん所しょ
district court; local court
地ち方ほう紙し
local newspaper; regional newspaper
地ち方ほう銀ぎん行こう
regional bank
地ち方ほう公こう共きょう団だん体たいN2
local public body; local government

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地ち方ほう債さい
municipal bond; local government bond
地ち方ほう区く
prefectural constituency
地ち方ほう史し
local history
地ち方ほう名めい
geographical name; place name · local name; regional name
地ち方ほう型けい
geographic race; geographic variety; geographic subspecies
地ち方ほう官かん
regional administrator; local government official
地ち方ほう局きょく
local broadcast station; regional station
地ち方ほう時じ
local time
地ち方ほう札ふだ
regional hanafuda cards; local playing cards

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Etymology

Compound of 地 (chi, 'land') and 方 (hō, 'direction, area'). The reading ちほう is a regular on'yomi combination.

地ち方ほう

ち

ほ

う

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

noun

district; region; area

General term for a geographical area, administrative district, or locality. Often used in contrast to the capital or central areas.

この地ち方ほうは冬ふゆに雪ゆきが多おおく降ふります。
This region gets a lot of snow in winter.
関かん東とう地ち方ほうの天てん気き予よ報ほうを見みた。
I checked the weather forecast for the Kanto district.

noun

the country; countryside; rural areas

Refers to areas outside major cities, often with a nuance of being provincial or less urban. Contrasts with 中央 (the center/capital).

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉地ち方ほうthe ~ region (e.g. the Kanto region)
関かん東とう地ち方ほうは今こん週しゅう末まつ、雨あめが降ふるでしょう。
It will probably rain in the Kanto region this weekend.
地ち方ほうに住すむto live in a rural area/the provinces
祖そ父ふ母ぼは地ち方ほうに住すんでいる。
My grandparents live out in the countryside.
地ち方ほうから〈場ば所しょ〉に出でるto move from the countryside to (a city)
彼かれは地ち方ほうから東とう京きょうに出でて、就しゅう職しょくした。
He left the countryside for Tokyo and got a job.
地ち方ほうによって〈事こと〉が違ちがうto vary from region to region
方ほう言げんは地ち方ほうによって大おおきく違ちがう。
Dialects vary greatly from region to region.

Kanji

地ground, earth
方direction, person, alternative

Related words· 7

地ち域いきN3sense 1
地域 is a neutral, formal word for any geographic area or community, while 地方 often implies a region defined in contrast to the capital or central government.
田舎いなかN5sense 2
田舎 specifically means the countryside or one's rural hometown with a personal, rustic feel, whereas 地方 more broadly covers any non-central region, including provincial cities.
郡ぐん部ぶ
郡部 specifically denotes the rural counties of a prefecture as opposed to its cities, while 地方 more broadly means any region outside the capital or a major metropolis.
土と地ちN3
地方 usually refers to a region outside the capital or a large-scale area, while 土地 can describe any locality, large or small, with a sense of local character.

Show 3 more

国くにN4
地方 is the clear modern word for a region or locality, while 国 in this sense is broader, more literary, and often appears in compounds.
地ち帯たいN2
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.
ローカル
地方 refers to a region or the provinces as opposed to the capital or center, while ローカル is a more casual loanword applied to anything local in scope, such as local news or rules.

Opposites· 5

中ちゅう央おうN3sense 1
中央 refers to the capital or central government, the direct opposite of 地方 in its sense of a peripheral or provincial region.
都と会かいN3sense 2
都会 means a bustling city, contrasting with 地方 in its sense of the countryside or rural areas outside major cities.
全ぜん国こくN3
地方 refers to a local region or the provinces, while 全国 refers to the entire country, so the two are often contrasted as local vs. nationwide.

Show 2 more

首しゅ都と圏けんN1
地方 refers to rural or provincial areas outside the major cities, contrasting with 首都圏, the densely populated capital region.
都と市し部ぶ
都市部 denotes urban areas, whereas 地方 refers to rural regions or the countryside outside major cities.

Don't confuse with

地じ方かたN1
Written identically, 地方 read じかた is the specialized term for performers/coast/countryside, while 地方 read ちほう is the everyday word for 'region' or 'locality'.

Word family· 49

地ち方ほう自じ治ち体たい
local government; municipality; local authority
地ち方ほう裁さい判ばん所しょ
district court; local court
地ち方ほう紙し
local newspaper; regional newspaper
地ち方ほう銀ぎん行こう
regional bank
地ち方ほう公こう共きょう団だん体たいN2
local public body; local government

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地ち方ほう債さい
municipal bond; local government bond
地ち方ほう区く
prefectural constituency
地ち方ほう史し
local history
地ち方ほう名めい
geographical name; place name · local name; regional name
地ち方ほう型けい
geographic race; geographic variety; geographic subspecies
地ち方ほう官かん
regional administrator; local government official
地ち方ほう局きょく
local broadcast station; regional station
地ち方ほう時じ
local time
地ち方ほう札ふだ
regional hanafuda cards; local playing cards

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Etymology

Compound of 地 (chi, 'land') and 方 (hō, 'direction, area'). The reading ちほう is a regular on'yomi combination.