► 名詞
地方 [(1,2)ちほう] meaning: area rank: 1
☆ 関東地方 ⇨ Kanto area, region (of Japan)
地方 [(1,2)ちほう] meaning: countryside rank: 1
☆ 彼は地方出身だ ⇨ He’s from the countryside
地方 [(1,2)ちほう] meaning: local rank: 1
☆ 地方政府 ⇨ A local government
More examples:
- この地方の気候は温暖だ ⇨ The climate of this region is mild
- 全国画一の制度では各地方の必要に対応出来ない ⇨ An uniform system for the entire country won’t be able to deal with local needs
- 地方産業助成金 ⇨ Local industry development subsidy
- 彼は地方の閑職に飛ばされた ⇨ He was exiled to an unimportant post in countryside
- 地方自治体は独自の行政を執行することが出来る ⇨ Local autonomous body can run its own government
- 地方自治体 ⇨ A local autonomous body
- この地方はワインの名産地として有名だ ⇨ This region is known as a producer of fine wines
- この地方は数百年間彼の一族に統治された ⇨ This region was ruled by his family for hundreds of years
- この地方で雪が降るのは稀だ ⇨ It is rare that it snows in this region
- 彼は政府から地方文化奨励金を受けた ⇨ He received subsidy from the government for promoting the local culture
- この地方は夏に雨が余り降らないので山火事が起こりやすい ⇨ Wildfires are common in this area because it doesn’t rain much in the summer
- 東北地方は雪が多い ⇨ It snows a lot in Tohoku region
- 地方の過疎化が深刻だ ⇨ Rural exodus has been a serious issue
- この地方は林檎の産地としても又有名だ ⇨ This region is also famous as a producer of apple
- 東北地方から関東地方にかけて地震が有った ⇨ There was an earthquake from Tohoku to Kanto regions