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見地 (けんち, kenchi) Japanese meaning: point of view | Kotomora
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地ち
から
判はん
断だん
する
必ひつ
要よう
が
ある
。
We need to judge it from a long-term standpoint.
From an educational point of view, this system should be reviewed.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 見けん 地ち から from the standpoint/viewpoint of ~
From an environmental standpoint, we should reduce the use of plastic products.
〈 事こと 〉 の 見けん 地ち に 立た つ to take a stance based on a particular viewpoint
We need to think from the standpoint of an educator.
見けん 地ち を 異こと にする to differ in viewpoint
The two of them differ in their viewpoints on that issue.
Related words 観点 highlights a specific criterion or angle used for analysis, while 見地 stresses the overall standing from which a judgment is made and is more formal.
視点 covers visual, narrative, or analytical perspectives broadly, whereas 見地 is specifically the standpoint behind an argument or judgment.
立場 refers to one's social or personal position and role, while 見地 is more abstract and used mainly to frame reasoning.
Don't confuse with 見識 means insight or sound judgment (a quality a person has), whereas 見地 means the viewpoint or standpoint from which one argues; they share the kanji 見 but differ in meaning.
検地 is a historical term for a cadastral land survey and is pronounced identically to 見地, but the two words are unrelated in meaning.
見地 (viewpoint, standpoint) looks and sounds similar to 現地 (the actual place, on-site) but has a completely different, abstract meaning.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 見, 'seeing/viewing', and 地, 'ground, place, position'. The main sense is conventionally understood as the position or ground from which something is viewed; the exact historical development is not specified.
