Kanji

地

ground, earth

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チ, ジ

Nanori (Name Reading)

くに, ただ, つち

Common Readings

ジ, チ

Example sentences

地面 じめん
転んで地面に手をついた。

I fell and put my hands on the ground.

えん
地面に円を描く。

To draw a circle on the ground.

彼は安住の地を求めて旅に出た

He set out on a journey in search of a peaceful place to settle down.

滅びる ほろびる
かつてこの地を支配した文明は、跡形もなく滅びた。

The civilization that once ruled this land has perished without a trace.

地下 ちか
このビルの地下には大きな駐車場があります。

There is a large parking lot in the basement of this building.

保管庫 ほかんこ
古い書類は地下の保管庫にある。

The old documents are in the underground storage vault.

地上 ちじょう
飛行機は無事に地上に降り立った。

The airplane landed safely on the ground.

落下 らっか
強い風で、看板が地上に落下した。

Due to the strong wind, the sign fell to the ground.

地獄 じごく
満員電車での通勤は、まさに地獄だ。

Commuting on a crowded train is truly hell.

阿鼻叫喚 あびきょうかん
事故現場は、阿鼻叫喚の地獄絵図だった。

The accident scene was a hellscape of shrieking pandemonium.

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