What is the Kanji for 'Ground'? | 地

kanji

Meaning

Ground

Reading

Parts

土Soil 也To be

Example Word

地: ground. The Japanese noun '地 (ち)' primarily means 'ground' or 'earth'. It refers to the solid surface of the earth, as opposed to the sky or water. It can also be used metaphorically to describe the foundation or basis of something. For example: the ground is wet「地が濡れている」(ちがぬれている). This land is fertile「この地は肥沃だ」(このちはひよくだ). Additionally, '地' can be used in compound words to denote specific types of land or areas, such as '地図 (ちず)' (map) or '地元 (じもと)' (hometown).

Radical

土

Stroke Count

JLPT

Grade

Frequency

53

Handwriting

kanji

土

Meaning

Soil

radical

也

Meaning

To be

word

地帯

Meaning

Zone

word

現地

Meaning

Location

word

住宅地

Meaning

Residential area

word

地元

Meaning

Hometown

word

地主

Meaning

Landlord

word

植民地

Meaning

Colony

word

地形

Meaning

Terrain

word

大地

Meaning

Earth

word

敷地

Meaning

Grounds

word

余地

Meaning

Room, Margin

word

地位

Meaning

Status

word

目的地

Meaning

Destination

word

地理

Meaning

Geography

word

団地

Meaning

Complex, Housing

word

地下鉄

Meaning

Subway

word

地球

Meaning

Earth

word

土地

Meaning

Land

word

意地

Meaning

Stubbornness, Disposition

word

遊園地

Meaning

Amusement park

word

地下

Meaning

Underground, Basement

word

番地

Meaning

Address

word

地平線

Meaning

Horizon

word

基地

Meaning

Base

word

地獄

Meaning

Hell

word

地区

Meaning

District

word

地味

Meaning

Plain, Modest

word

地図

Meaning

Map

word

意地悪

Meaning

Spite

word

地

Meaning

Ground

word

地下道

Meaning

Underground

word

地面

Meaning

Ground

word

地点

Meaning

Point

word

地域

Meaning

Area

word

各地

Meaning

Regions

word

空き地

Meaning

Vacant lot

word

盆地

Meaning

Basin

word

地上

Meaning

Ground

word

地震

Meaning

Earthquake

word

地方

Meaning

Region

word

地名

Meaning

Placename

word

墓地

Meaning

Cemetery

word

産地

Meaning

Origin, Producing area

kanji

園

Meaning

Garden

kanji

垂

Meaning

Hang down

kanji

垣

Meaning

Fence, Hedge

kanji

塊

Meaning

Lump

kanji

塾

Meaning

Private school, Cram school

kanji

域

Meaning

Area, Limits

kanji

塚

Meaning

Mound, Tumulus

kanji

墳

Meaning

Mound, Tomb

kanji

塔

Meaning

Tower

kanji

堅

Meaning

Firm, Solid

kanji

墾

Meaning

Reclaim

kanji

堤

Meaning

Embankment

kanji

寺

Meaning

Temple

kanji

生

Meaning

Life

kanji

里

Meaning

Hometown

kanji

壌

Meaning

Lot, Arable soil

kanji

赤

Meaning

Red

kanji

均

Meaning

Equal, Even

kanji

吐

Meaning

Spit, Spew

kanji

至

Meaning

Arrive, Climax

kanji

去

Meaning

Past

kanji

塩

Meaning

Salt

kanji

坊

Meaning

Boy, Sonny

kanji

坪

Meaning

Tsubo, Two mat area

kanji

塞

Meaning

Block up

kanji

墨

Meaning

Ink, Black ink

kanji

堆

Meaning

Piled high

kanji

坑

Meaning

Pit

kanji

壊

Meaning

Demolition, Break down

kanji

増

Meaning

Increase

kanji

坂

Meaning

Slope

kanji

堂

Meaning

Hall

kanji

王

Meaning

King

kanji

墜

Meaning

Fall, Crash

kanji

走

Meaning

Run

kanji

堀

Meaning

Ditch, Moat

kanji

城

Meaning

Castle

kanji

角

Meaning

Corner, Angle

kanji

先

Meaning

Before, Previous

kanji

塀

Meaning

Wall, Fence

kanji

場

Meaning

Place

kanji

基

Meaning

Base, Fundation

kanji

堪

Meaning

Endure

kanji

埋

Meaning

Bury

kanji

壁

Meaning

Wall

kanji

墓

Meaning

Grave

kanji

塑

Meaning

Model

kanji

培

Meaning

Cultivate

kanji

社

Meaning

Company

kanji

塗

Meaning

Plaster, Paint

kanji

境

Meaning

Boundary, Border

kanji

幸

Meaning

Happiness

kanji

型

Meaning

Model, Type

kanji

埼

Meaning

Cape

kanji

堕

Meaning

Fallen, Degenerate

kanji

壇

Meaning

Platform, Podium

kanji

塁

Meaning

Base, Small fort

kanji

毀

Meaning

Break

kanji

執

Meaning

Seize, Execute

kanji

圧

Meaning

Pressure

kanji

他

Meaning

Other

kanji

池

Meaning

Pond