- noun district; region; area; locality
- the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
- obsolete, Imperial Japanese Army jargon civilian society
地方
ちほう
district
Meanings
じかた
- noun person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance)
- person singing ballads (in noh)
- coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore
- archaic the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
Its kanji
In sentences
その地方全体が雪で覆われた。 The whole country was covered with snow. #207861
この地方は盆地になっている。 This district forms a basin. #220575
この地方を寒波が襲った。 A cold wave hit this district. #220574
その地方は天然資源に富む。 The district is abundant in natural resources. #207862
その地方はお茶の産地です。 The region is a production center for tea leaves. #13714013
米はこの地方の主な農作物です。 Rice is the chief crop in this area. #83513
この地方には台風が良く来ます。 Typhoons are frequent in this region. #220581