JLPT N2 · Noun

地名 (chimei)

地名 (ちめい, chimei) is a Japanese noun meaning “place name; toponym”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ちめい
Romaji: chimei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

place name; toponym · noun

Example sentences

その地名は伝説に由来する。

The legend gave the name to the place.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 地名

地

ground, earthチ・ジ · 6 strokes

名

name, noted, distinguishedメイ・ミョウ・な・-な · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 地名.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1421500 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.