JLPT N2 · Noun

盆地 (bonchi)

盆地 (ぼんち, bonchi) is a Japanese noun meaning “basin (e.g. between mountains)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぼんち
Romaji: bonchi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

basin (e.g. between mountains) · noun

Example sentences

河川の盆地には普通肥沃な農地がある。

The basin of a river usually has rich farmland.

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

Kanji in 盆地

盆

basin, lantern festival, trayボン · 9 strokes

地

ground, earthチ・ジ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 盆地.

盆ぼんtray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

Source: JMdict entry 1523760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.