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地 – ground, earth
6 strokesTaught in grade 2#40 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 地 means ground, earth. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チ、ジ (chi, ji). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 土 (no. 32).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | チ | chi |
| On’yomi | ジ | ji |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 土 (Kangxi radical 32). Components: 土・也.
Words using 地
地図ちずmap地下鉄ちかてつsubway地震じしんearthquake地理ちりgeography地ちearth地味じみplain生地きじcloth意地いじstubbornness地位ちい(social) position地域ちいきarea地下ちかunderground地球ちきゅうEarth地区ちくdistrict地方ちほうdistrict土地とちplot of land意地悪いじわるmalicious地平線ちへいせんhorizon (related to land)各地かくちeach place基地きちbase (military, expedition, etc.)耕地こうちarable land産地さんちproducing area敷地しきちsite地盤じばんground地面じめんground
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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