► 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
- この地方は雨が少ない ⇨ It doesn’t rain much in this region
- この地方の気候は温暖だ ⇨ The climate of this region is mild
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- この地方で雪が降るのは稀だ ⇨ It is rare that it snows in this region
- 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
- この地方は険しい地形のために外国の侵略を受けなかった ⇨ This region hadn’t been invaded by foreign countries because of its rugged terrain
- 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
- 地方産業助成金 ⇨ Local industry development subsidy