JLPT N3 · Noun

地方 (chihou)

地方 (ちほう, chihou) is a Japanese noun meaning “district; region”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ちほう
Romaji: chihou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

district; region; area; locality · noun
the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area · noun
civilian society · noun · obsolete · Imperial Japanese Army jargon

Example sentences

彼は今年の夏、東北地方を旅行した。

He traveled through the Tohoku district this summer.

Tatoeba #107061

その地方は大規模に開発されるだろう。

It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.

Tatoeba #207863

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

Kanji in 地方

地

ground, earthチ・ジ · 6 strokes

方

direction, person, alternativeホウ・かた・-かた · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 地方.

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土地とちplot of land

Source: JMdict entry 1421450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.