► 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:
- この地方は夏が乾季に当たる ⇨ The summer is a dry season in this region
- 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
- 東北地方は雪が多い ⇨ It snows a lot in Tohoku region
- この地方では夏の日の入り時刻は九時頃だ ⇨ The sunset time in the summer in this area is about 9
- 彼は地方経済の活性化に尽力した ⇨ He worked hard to vitalize the local economy
- 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
- 地方自治体 ⇨ A local autonomous body
- 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
- 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
- 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
- この地方の気候は温暖だ ⇨ The climate of this region is mild
- 彼は地方の閑職に飛ばされた ⇨ He was exiled to an unimportant post in countryside