JLPT N4 · 6 strokes
Kanji 地: "ground, earth"
The kanji 地 means "ground, earth". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read チ, ジ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チジ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | ground, earth |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 40 of 2,501 |
Common words with 地
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 地earth; ground; land; soil · place
- 地面ground; earth's surface · land; lot; plot
- 土地plot of land; lot; soil · locality; region; place
- 地下underground; below the ground · world of the dead; the grave
- 地上above ground; on the ground; earth's surface · this world; this earth
- 地獄hell realm; Naraka · Hell
- 地位(social) position; status; standing · position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
- 地域area; region; district; locality
- 地方district; region; area; locality · the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
- 余地place; room; margin; scope
- 地元home area; home town · local
- 地図map; atlas; chart; plan
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