Japanese symbol for “local”
地元
じもと
Romaji: jimoto
home area; home town
In Japanese, local is 地元, read じもと (jimoto).
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 home area; home town
- adj-no local
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “local”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ローカル | ローカル rookaru | local |
| 国人 | こくじん kokujin | local; native |
| 局所 | きょくしょ kyokusho | local (e.g. anesthesia); topical |
| 局地的 | きょくちてき kyokuchiteki | local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional |
| 局所的 | きょくしょてき kyokushoteki | local; localized; partial |
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 |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake |
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 元気 | げんき genki | lively; full of spirit; energetic |
| 次元 | じげん jigen | dimension |
| 足元 | あしもと ashimoto | at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step") |
See also: Chinese symbol for “local”.
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.