► 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:
- 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
- この地方で雪が降るのは稀だ ⇨ It is rare that it snows in this region
- この地方の真冬の最低気温は-15度くらいだ ⇨ The lowest temperature in the middle of the winter is about -15C in this region
- この地方では雪解けは三月の終わり頃だ ⇨ Thawing is the end of March in this area
- この地方は雨が少ない ⇨ It doesn’t rain much in this region
- 彼女は地方テレビ局のアナウンサーでいることに飽き足りていない ⇨ She is not content being a local TV announcer
- 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 ⇨ A local autonomous body
- 地方の過疎化が深刻だ ⇨ Rural exodus has been a serious issue
- この地方の気候は温暖だ ⇨ The climate of this region is mild
- 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
- この地方は夏が乾季に当たる ⇨ The summer is a dry season in this region
- 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