Onyomi: ジ, チ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: earth, ground
Kanji for earth, ground
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The kanji 地 combines the “earth/soil” radical (土) with the character for “foundation” or “base” (也), symbolizing the ground or surface of the earth. In ancient times, it represented land, territory, or the physical ground people live and build on. 地 came to mean earth, ground, or land, capturing stability, foundation, and the natural surface beneath us.
Earth and foundation together — 地 means ground, land, or earth.
Imagine standing firmly on the solid ground — that’s 地, the kanji for land, earth, and foundation.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 地 | ち | earth, ground, land, soil | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 土 | つち | earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 地 | じ | ground, land, earth, soil | Noun |
| 地図 | ちず | map, atlas, chart, plan | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ | subway, metro, underground (railway) | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 地震 | じしん | earthquake | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 地球 | ちきゅう | Earth, the globe | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 地域 | ちいき | area, region, district, locality | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 地下 | ちか | underground, below the ground | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 地平線 | ちへいせん | horizon (related to land) | common JLPT-N3 Noun |