Illustration: Along a narrow lane in a Japanese fishing neighborhood, everyday life extends naturally from the nearby harbor. Nets dry beside house entrances, waterproof boots stand outside a small shop, and neighbors pause their errands to help carry a shallow fish crate.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

土と地ち柄がら

tochigara

character of a place

Example sentences

  1. 土地柄とちがらによっては戸幅とはばが先さきで高たかさが後ごに表あらわされる所ところもある。

    Depending on local customs, dimensions of the door width are indicated before that of the height.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 伊賀いがは古琵琶湖層こびわこそうに由来ゆらいする粘土質ねんどしつの土壌どじょうのため、農耕のうこうに苦労くろうする土地柄とちがらであった。

    Iga Province was geographically unsuitable for cultivation because of its clayey soil deriving from ancient Biwa Lake layer.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 京田辺校地きょうたなべこうちには周まわりに食たべるところが無ないという土地柄とちがら、5つの学生食堂がくせいしょくどうと専門店街せんもんてんがいがある。

    There are five cafeterias and specialty stores at Kyotanabe Campus because there are no restaurants in the neighborhood.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 土地柄

  • 土soil; earthOnド・トKunつち
  • 地ground; earthOnチ・ジ
  • 柄design; patternOnヘイKunがら・え・つか

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