Illustration: In a Japanese regional museum, a guide lifts one large interlocking section from a relief model of the Japanese archipelago. The section contains a connected expanse of mountains, river valleys, coastal towns and farming settlements, while neighboring sections remain in place.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

地ち方ほう

chihou

region, area

Example sentences

彼女かのじょは地方ちほう公務員こうむいんだ。
She is a local government officer.
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この地方ちほうを寒波かんぱが襲おそった。
A cold wave hit this district.
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台風たいふうが関東かんとう地方ちほうに上陸じょうりくした。
The typhoon struck the Kanto district.
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Kanji in 地方

地ground; earthOnチ・ジ
方direction; personOnホウKunかた

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