Japanese symbol for “lowlands”
低地
ていち
Romaji: teichi
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land
In Japanese, lowlands is 低地, read ていち (teichi).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最低 | さいてい saitei | least; lowest; minimum |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline; lowering |
| 低い | ひくい hikui | low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.) |
| 低温 | ていおん teion | low temperature |
| 最低限 | さいていげん saiteigen | minimum |
| 低迷 | ていめい teimei | hanging low (of clouds) |
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
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.