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地球 (ちきゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

地ち球きゅう

ち

きゅ

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

1

noun

Earth; the globe

Refers to the planet Earth as a celestial body or the world as a whole.

地ち球きゅうは太たい陽ようの周まわりを回まわっている。
The Earth revolves around the sun.
地ち球きゅうの環かん境きょうを守まもることは大たい切せつ

だ

。

Protecting the global environment is important.

Kanji

地ground, earth
球ball, sphere

Similar words

世せ界かい
世界 refers to the world in a human, social, or conceptual sense, while 地球 emphasizes the physical planet.
地ち上じょう
地上 means 'on the ground' or 'above ground', contrasting with underground or sky, not the whole planet.

Etymology

Composed of 地 (earth, ground) and 球 (sphere, ball), literally 'earth sphere'. The term was coined in the late Edo period as a translation of the Western concept of the globe.