Japanese symbol for “grounded”

地に足の着いた

ちにあしのついた

Romaji: chiniashinotsuita

realistic; practical; grounded

In Japanese, grounded is 地に足の着いた, read ちにあしのついた (chiniashinotsuita).

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Meanings

adj-f, exp realistic; practical; grounded

Kanji and stroke order

地

ground, earth

on: チ、ジ

6 strokes · JLPT 3

足

leg, foot, be sufficient

on: ソク
kun: あし、た.りる、た.る、た.す

7 strokes · JLPT 4

着

don, arrive, wear

on: チャク、ジャク
kun: き.る、き.せる、つ.く、つ.ける

12 strokes · JLPT 3

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
地方	ちほう chihou	district; region; area
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
満足	まんぞく manzoku	satisfaction; contentment; gratification
不足	ふそく fusoku	insufficiency; deficiency; shortage
到着	とうちゃく touchaku	arrival

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.