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Japanese symbol for “ground”

Romaji: jimen
ground; earth's surface

In Japanese, ground is , read (jimen).

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

  1. n ground; earth's surface
  2. n land; lot; plot

Kanji and stroke order

ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
mask, face, features
on: メン、ベン
kun: おも、おもて、つら
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “ground”

WordReadingMeaning
ち chiearth; ground; land
じばん jibanground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)
りくじょう rikujou(on) land; ground; shore
だいち daichiearth; ground; the solid earth
じ jiground; land; earth

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちいき chiikiarea; region; district
ちきゅう chikyuuEarth; the globe
ちほう chihoudistrict; region; area
じもと jimotohome area; home town
じしん jishinearthquake
とち tochiplot of land; lot; soil
がめん gamenscreen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
めんどう mendoutrouble; bother

See also: Chinese symbol for “ground”.

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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