Japanese symbol for “provinces”
地方
ちほう
Romaji: chihou
district; region; area; locality
In Japanese, provinces is 地方, read ちほう (chihou).
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Meanings
- n district; region; area; locality
- n the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
- n civilian society
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
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