大だい地ち

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

earth; ground; solid earth; vast land

Refers to the ground or land as a solid, expansive surface, often with a sense of firmness or vastness. Used in both literal and figurative contexts.

地じ震しんで大だい地ちが揺ゆれた。
The earth shook in the earthquake.
彼かれは広こう大だいな大だい地ちを旅たびした。
He traveled across the vast land.

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Usage patterns

大だい地ちを踏ふむto set foot on solid ground
長ながい航こう海かいを終おえ、ようやく大だい地ちを踏ふむことができた。
After the long voyage, we could finally set foot on solid ground.
大だい地ちが揺ゆれるthe earth/ground shakes
地じ震しんで大だい地ちが大おおきく揺ゆれた。
The ground shook violently in the earthquake.
大だい地ちに根ねを張はるto put down roots in the earth (also figurative: to settle firmly)
この木きは大だい地ちにしっかりと根ねを張はっている。
This tree has firmly rooted itself in the earth.
大だい地ちの恵めぐみthe bounty/blessings of the earth
私わたしたちは大だい地ちの恵めぐみに感かん謝しゃしながら食しょく事じをした。
We ate our meal with gratitude for the earth's bounty.

Kanji

大large, big
地ground, earth

Related words

地じ面めんN1
地面 is the everyday word for the ground surface underfoot, while 大地 evokes the vastness and solidity of the earth as a whole.
土と地ちN3
土地 usually refers to a specific plot or parcel of land (as property), whereas 大地 is the broad, unbounded earth itself.

Opposites

空そらN5
空 is the sky above, contrasted with 大地, the earth below, in the classic 天と地 pairing.

Don't confuse with

地ち球きゅうN4
地球 names the planet Earth as a celestial body, while 大地 refers only to the land or ground on its surface.

Word family

大だい地ちアース
earth ground

Etymology

Compound of 大 (dai, 'big, great') and 地 (chi, 'earth, ground'). The reading is on'yomi, and the word has been used in Japanese for centuries to refer to the great earth or vast land.