JLPT N1 · Noun

地元 (jimoto)

地元 (じもと, jimoto) is a Japanese noun meaning “home area; home town”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じもと
Romaji: jimoto
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

home area; home town · noun
local · noun taking の

Example sentences

これらの商品の中には、地元では手に入らないものもあるかもしれない。

These goods may not be available locally.

Tatoeba #217864

その婦人の葬式は地元の教会で行われた。

The lady's funeral was held at the local church.

Tatoeba #207020

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

Kanji in 地元

地

ground, earthチ・ジ · 6 strokes

元

beginning, former time, originゲン・ガン・もと · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 地元.

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 1421060 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.