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How to say 'Earth' in Japanese | 大地

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The Japanese word for Earth is 'Daichi', written as 大地 in Japanese.'Earth' in hiragana is だいち.

    word

    大地

    Meaning

    Earth

    Reading

    だいち

    daichi

    Kanji

    Big Ground

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '大地 (だいち)' refers to the 'earth' or 'ground' in a broad sense, often emphasizing its vastness or solidity. It is commonly used to describe the physical land or terrain, and can evoke a sense of nature, stability, or foundation. For example: the earth is vast「大地は広い」(だいちはひろい). The earthquake shook the earth「地震が大地を揺るがした」(じしんがだいちをゆるがした). This word is often used in poetic or descriptive contexts to emphasize the natural world.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5314

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 大地

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Big

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Ground

Words Related to 大地 Through the Kanji

These 73 Words contain the Kanji 大 as well.

  • word

    大好き

    Meaning

    Love

  • word

    大きい

    Meaning

    Big

  • word

    大学生

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    大きな

    Meaning

    Big

  • word

    大学

    Meaning

    University

  • word

    大きさ

    Meaning

    Size

  • word

    大変

    Meaning

    Difficult, Serious

  • word

    大切

    Meaning

    Important

  • word

    大丈夫

    Meaning

    Okay

  • word

    大事

    Meaning

    Important, Precious

  • word

    最大

    Meaning

    Maximum

  • word

    大使館

    Meaning

    Embassy

  • word

    大学院

    Meaning

    Graduate school

  • word

    拡大

    Meaning

    Expansion, Magnification

  • word

    大臣

    Meaning

    Minister

  • word

    大幅

    Meaning

    Greatly

  • word

    大量

    Meaning

    Large quantity

  • word

    大嫌い

    Meaning

    Hate

  • word

    巨大

    Meaning

    Huge

  • word

    大抵

    Meaning

    Usually

  • word

    大げさ

    Meaning

    Exaggerated

  • word

    大水

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    大統領

    Meaning

    President

  • word

    大人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    大家

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    大雨

    Meaning

    Heavy rain

  • word

    大雪

    Meaning

    Heavy snow

  • word

    大通り

    Meaning

    Avenue

  • word

    重大

    Meaning

    Serious

  • word

    大戦

    Meaning

    Great war

  • word

    大いに

    Meaning

    Greatly

  • word

    大急ぎ

    Meaning

    Hurry

  • word

    大型

    Meaning

    Large

  • word

    大勢

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    大陸

    Meaning

    Continent

  • word

    大手

    Meaning

    Front, Major

  • word

    大声

    Meaning

    Loud voice

  • word

    大した

    Meaning

    Great, Not much

  • word

    大会

    Meaning

    Tournament

  • word

    大衆

    Meaning

    Masses

  • word

    大使

    Meaning

    Ambassador

  • word

    大半

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    大蔵省

    Meaning

    Finance ministry

  • word

    大名

    Meaning

    Feudal lord

  • word

    大喜び

    Meaning

    Delight

  • word

    大分

    Meaning

    Considerably

  • word

    偉大

    Meaning

    Great

  • word

    大麦

    Meaning

    Barley

  • word

    大根

    Meaning

    Radish

  • word

    大将

    Meaning

    General, Boss

  • word

    大金

    Meaning

    Large amount of money

  • word

    Meaning

    Big

  • word

    大小

    Meaning

    Size, Importance

  • word

    大体

    Meaning

    Mostly

  • word

    大して

    Meaning

    Not much

  • word

    大人しい

    Meaning

    Quiet

  • word

    大工

    Meaning

    Carpenter

  • word

    短大

    Meaning

    Junior college

  • word

    大部分

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    大便

    Meaning

    Feces

  • word

    短期大学

    Meaning

    Junior college

  • word

    増大

    Meaning

    Increase

  • word

    膨大

    Meaning

    Vast, Enormous

  • word

    大豆

    Meaning

    Soybean

  • word

    広大

    Meaning

    Vast

  • word

    大国

    Meaning

    Power, Nation

  • word

    大胆

    Meaning

    Daring, Bold

  • word

    大さじ

    Meaning

    Tablespoon

  • word

    大概

    Meaning

    Mostly

  • word

    大王

    Meaning

    King

  • word

    大層

    Meaning

    Very

  • word

    総理大臣

    Meaning

    Prime Minister

  • word

    雄大

    Meaning

    Grand

Words Related to 大地 Through the Kanji

These 41 Words contain the Kanji 地 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    地域

    Meaning

    Area

  • word

    地方

    Meaning

    Region

  • word

    土地

    Meaning

    Land

  • word

    地下鉄

    Meaning

    Subway

  • word

    番地

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    地球

    Meaning

    Earth

  • word

    地下

    Meaning

    Underground, Basement

  • word

    地位

    Meaning

    Status

  • word

    地元

    Meaning

    Hometown

  • word

    空き地

    Meaning

    Vacant lot

  • word

    地区

    Meaning

    District

  • word

    各地

    Meaning

    Regions

  • word

    地味

    Meaning

    Plain, Modest

  • word

    地図

    Meaning

    Map

  • word

    地上

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    地震

    Meaning

    Earthquake

  • word

    産地

    Meaning

    Origin, Producing area

  • word

    現地

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    地獄

    Meaning

    Hell

  • word

    基地

    Meaning

    Base

  • word

    意地悪

    Meaning

    Spite

  • word

    地面

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    住宅地

    Meaning

    Residential area

  • word

    地帯

    Meaning

    Zone

  • word

    植民地

    Meaning

    Colony

  • word

    地点

    Meaning

    Point

  • word

    地理

    Meaning

    Geography

  • word

    敷地

    Meaning

    Grounds

  • word

    地名

    Meaning

    Placename

  • word

    地下道

    Meaning

    Underground

  • word

    余地

    Meaning

    Room, Margin

  • word

    意地

    Meaning

    Stubbornness, Disposition

  • word

    地形

    Meaning

    Terrain

  • word

    目的地

    Meaning

    Destination

  • word

    地平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    遊園地

    Meaning

    Amusement park

  • word

    地主

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    団地

    Meaning

    Complex, Housing

  • word

    墓地

    Meaning

    Cemetery

  • word

    盆地

    Meaning

    Basin

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