► 名詞
地方 [(1,2)ちほう] meaning: area rank: 1
☆ 関東地方 ⇨ Kanto area, region (of Japan)
辺 [へん] [あの辺] meaning: area rank: 1
☆ あの辺は高級住宅街だ ⇨ That area is a high-end residential area
辺 [へん] [其の辺] meaning: area rank: 1
☆ ちょっとその辺を散歩してくる ⇨ I will go take a walk around (☛ “その辺” literally means “around there”, even though it does not refer to any specific location)
辺 [へん] [此の辺] meaning: area rank: 1
☆ この辺には店は殆ど無い ⇨ There are few stores around here
辺り [(1)あたり] meaning: area rank: 2
☆ この辺りには店は殆ど無い ⇨ There are few stores around here
地域 [(1)ちいき] meaning: area rank: 2
☆ この地域は農業が主な産業だ ⇨ Agriculture is the main industry in this area
地区 [(1)ちく] meaning: area rank: 2
☆ この地区には東欧からの移民が多い ⇨ There are many eastern european immigrants in this area (☛ Typically an administrative area)
土地 [(2)とち] meaning: area rank: 2
☆ 土地の人 ⇨ People from the area. The local people
面積 [(1)めんせき] meaning: area rank: 2
☆ 日本の総面積は約38万平方キロだ ⇨ The total area of Japan is approx. 388K square kilos
一帯 [いったい] meaning: area rank: 3
☆ 警察は付近一帯を捜索した ⇨ The police searched the area, vicinities
界隈 [(1)かいわい] meaning: area rank: 3
☆ 銀座界隈の寿司屋 ⇨ Sushi bars in Ginza area
地帯 [(1)ちたい] meaning: area rank: 3
☆ 安全地帯 ⇨ A safety zone (☛ An area with a specific characteristic)
☆ 日本最大の工業地帯 ⇨ The largest industrial area in Japan (☛ An area with a specific characteristic)
坪 [つぼ] meaning: area rank: 3
☆ うちの家は約40坪だ ⇨ Our house is about 40 tsubo (=132 sq meters) (☛ A Japanese traditional measurement of area. Approx 3.3 sq meters)
方面 [(3)ほうめん] meaning: area rank: 3
☆ 私はその方面の知識は余り無い ⇨ I don’t have much knowledge in that area, field
☆ ここから東京方面に行くには新幹線が早い ⇨ Shinkansen is faster if you are heading to Tokyo or its surrounding areas from here (☛ A general, wider, area)
一角 [いっかく] meaning: area rank: 4
☆ それは氷山の一角に過ぎない ⇨ That is just one corner, the tip, of the iceberg
沿線 [えんせん] meaning: area rank: 4
☆ 山手線沿線の土地は高い ⇨ The real estate of the areas close to Yamanote line are expensive (☛ The area served by a railroad or major highway)
流域 [りゅういき] meaning: area rank: 4
☆ ユーフラテス川流域に発展した文名 ⇨ The civilization developed around the Euphrates river (☛ An area around a specific river)