Japanese symbol for “district”
地方
ちほう
Romaji: chihou
district; region; area; locality
In Japanese, district is 地方, read ちほう (chihou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n district; region; area; locality
- n the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
- n civilian society
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “district”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郡 | ぐん gun | district; county |
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地区 | ちく chiku | district; area; zone |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity |
| 方面 | ほうめん houmen | direction; district; area |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 地元 | じもと jimoto | home area; home town |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake |
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 方向 | ほうこう houkou | direction; orientation; bearing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “district”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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