► 成句
地 [ち] [地に落ちる] meaning: fall rank: 3
☆ 彼の権威は地に落ちた ⇨ His authority fell to the ground, hit rock bottom (☛ Usually used figuratively)
地 [ち] [足が地に着かない] [liter] meaning: stable rank: 4
☆ 足が地に着いていない奴 ⇨ A guy who doesn’t have his feet on the ground
► 名詞
地 [ち] [liter] meaning: land rank: 2
☆ 異国の地 ⇨ The soil of a foreign country
地 [ち] [地の果て] [liter] meaning: land rank: 2
☆ 彼は敵を地の果てまで追いかけた ⇨ He hunt down the enemy till the end of the earth
地 [じ] meaning: base rank: 3
☆ 黒い地に金の文字が入っている ⇨ There are golden letters over a black base, background
地 [じ] [地が出る] meaning: self rank: 3
☆ 彼女は上品ぶっているが酒を飲むと地が出る ⇨ She is acting high-society but once she gets drunk her true (vulgar) self shows up (☛ Usually negative)
地 [ち] [地に堕ちる] [liter] meaning: bottom rank: 3
☆ 彼の評判は地に堕ちた ⇨ His reputation fell to the ground, hit the bottom
More examples:
- この辺は工業地帯だ ⇨ Around here is an industry area
- 地震の時は真っ先に火を消すこと ⇨ When there is an earthquake, extinguish all fires first
- この地域は台風で大きな被害を受けた ⇨ This region received extensive damage by the typhoon
- 日本は世界の若者文化の発信地の一つに成長した ⇨ Japan has grown into one of the major sources of youth culture of the world
- 地震の前兆 ⇨ Warning signs of an earthquake
- 生地が毛羽立ってしまった ⇨ The fabric got fuzzy, pilled
- 交通の便利が良い地域 ⇨ An area with easy access to transportations
- 弟に意地悪をするのは止めなさい ⇨ Stop being mean to your little brother
- 住所は番地まで全て記入して下さい ⇨ Please fill out full street address
- 地方産業助成金 ⇨ Local industry development subsidy
- 科学者は地球の平均気温は次の十年で一度上がると予測している ⇨ Scientists predict the average temperature of the earth will rise by 1C in the next decade
- 関東地方 ⇨ Kanto area, region (of Japan)
- じめっとした地下室 ⇨ A damp and musty basement
- 動物は大地震を予知することが出来るようだ ⇨ It seems wild animals can foretell an big earthquake
- 彼は芸の新境地の開拓に挑んでいる ⇨ He is challenging to develop a new frontier of his art