► 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:
- 彼は地方の閑職に飛ばされた ⇨ He was exiled to an unimportant post in countryside
- この地方では秋は毎日のように時雨れる ⇨ In fall it rains on and off everyday in this region
- この地方の気候に慣れるのには時間が掛かった ⇨ It took a while to get used to the climate in this region
- 気候変化でこの地方でも旱魃が起きるようになった ⇨ Recently droughts have happened in this region because of the climate change
- 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
- 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
- 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
- この地方には湖が沢山有る ⇨ There are many lakes in this region
- この地方は雨が少ない ⇨ It doesn’t rain much in this region
- それがこの地方の習わしだ ⇨ That’s the custom of this region
- その地方の独特の風土から生まれた料理 ⇨ The cuisine born out of the unique nature of the region
- 東北地方は雪が多い ⇨ It snows a lot in Tohoku region
- 政府は地方産業の養成に力を入れている ⇨ The government is putting efforts into developing local industries
- この地方で雪が降るのは稀だ ⇨ It is rare that it snows in this region
- この地方の冬は厳しい ⇨ The winter is harsh in this region