地

1. noun, suffix earth; ground; land; soil
2. place
3. territory
4. bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
5. earth (one of the five elements)

つち · つし also 土

1. noun earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
2. the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
3. low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
4. also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌 (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

じ

1. noun ground; land; earth; soil
2. the region in question; the local area
3. skin
4. texture; fabric; material; weave
5. base; background
6. one's true nature
7. narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story)
8. real life; actuality
9. go (game) territory
10. noh chorus
11. accompaniment music (in Japanese dance)
12. basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive)
13. base part (of multiple shamisens)