Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. earth; ground; land; soil
2. place
3. territory
4. bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
5. earth (one of the five elements)
Alt. forms
Kanji used
ground
Pitch accent
Top 1100
Used in vocabulary (415 in total)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
Earth; the globe
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
(social) position; status
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
area; region
base (military, expedition, etc.)
place; room; margin; scope
place of destination
site; plot; lot; grounds
site; point on a map; spot
every place; various places
district; section; sector
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
terrain; geographical features; topography
encampment; position
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
cemetery; graveyard
depths of the earth
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
underground; subterranean
camp site; campground
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
surface of the earth; ground surface
geography
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
level ground; plain; flatland
level ground; plain; flatland
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
enemy territory; hostile place
place name; toponym
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
agricultural land; farmland
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
front (in battle)
housing district; residential district
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
marshland; wetland; swampland
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
level ground; horizon; field of view
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
house number; address
heaven and earth; top and bottom
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
sandy soil
high ground; plateau; heights
garrison; military base
grassland; meadow
grassland; meadow
center; centre; metropolis
grounds of a Shinto shrine
locational advantage; advantageous position
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
producing area
plateau; tableland; eminence
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
land rent
basin (e.g. between mountains)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
empty lot; vacant plot of land
point of view
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
end of the earth
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
spa; hot spring
this place; here
area under direct control (of the shogun)
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
location; address
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
ground to ground
demesne; estate; private land; private property
foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)
basement; cellar
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
base (of operations)
dangerous position; peril
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
proposed site; site chosen
spirit residing in the ground
estate; plot of land
there; that place
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
topography
(Earth's) crust
occupied territory
pasture; grassland; meadow
cantonment; encampment; etape
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
one's place of appointment; one's post
place of residence; dwelling place
area of holiday homes; area of villas
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
resort (spot)
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
geological features
health resort
locality; local area; limited area
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
earth science; geoscience
campground; campsite; camping-ground
distant land; remote location; distant province
there; that place
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
cultivated land
epicenter; epicentre
building lot; residential land
site of a bloody battle
cold district; northern district
geothermal energy; terrestrial heat
the same place; that place
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
overseas territories; outlying areas
the price of land
demesne; belonging
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
the stricken area; damaged area
place; situation; position; location
important place; strategic point; critical location
earth's axis
sacred ground
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
grazing land; pasture
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
local site; location for making or filming a movie
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
territorial relationship; regional bond
cultivated land
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land
location famous for production of something (usually food)
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
surface-to-air missile; SAM
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
residence; countryside
mountain land; mountains
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
land border; boundary
district court
change of air; change of scenery
above-ground floor; ground floor
fallow soil; idle field; set-aside; idled plot
land tax
burial place (ground); cemetery; graveyard
geomagnetism; terrestrial magnetism
tourist resort; holiday resort
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
place of dispatch; place of origin
duty station; place of business; work location
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin
basement floor; underground floor
birthplace
degree; lineage
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
woodland; forested area
permanent domicile
natural disaster; calamity
state-owned land
terrestrial digital broadcasting
geopolitical; geostrategic
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
wetland; marshland
natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment
topography
grass plot
anchorage; berth
land owned by a Shinto shrine; land owned by a company
source (of a river, etc.)
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
boundary; bounds of the earth
place of (new) post; (new) place of appointment
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
corner lot
wildlife growth area; natural habitat
land classification
location without an address; unnumbered plot of land
(Earth's) core
alluvial fan or delta
anchorage (area); moorage; roadstead
transit point; transit airport; connection airport
land owner; leaseholder
empty lot; vacant plot of land
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
departure place; place of departure
the whole world; all lands
to disappear completely, leaving nothing behind
surface-to-surface
settlement (of people on land)
construction site
marshy land
air or vapour in the soil (vapor); electrical earth; ground
place of scenic beauty; beauty spot; scenic spot; (arch.) suitable land
lands outside (Chinese) civilization
geography and history
public land; common
(internal) movement of the earth; earthquake; movement of the earth; rotation and revolution of the earth
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
remote place
substitute land
small plot of land
covering the whole ground
earth current; telluric current
nesting place; nesting site; nesting grounds
place with warmer weather to spend the winter
stop (on a trip); destination
imperial estate
supply center; supply centre
warm district; region of mild climate
to cut a conspicuous figure; to be by far the best
quiet place; vacant land; fallow ground; undemanding job; sinecure; life of leisurely retirement
carefree land; paradise
center of the earth; centre of the earth
cold region
title deed; land certificate; muniments
physiography; physiographical features
regional bank
to meet with a crushing defeat
infected district; infected area; endemic area
lot number
former capital region (i.e. Kyoto and its environs)
place where one resides or is staying
fields and rice paddies that have been abandoned and are no longer cultivated
evacuation site; refuge shelter; shelter
former property; former territory
your place
your place; place where you live
sacking; bagging; land that is surrounded by others' private property and is not directly accessible via public roads
peatland; peatlands; peat bog
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
area of a piece of land; acreage
(one's) domicile
natural calamity
slough; swampy lowland; moor; marsh
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
park; garden
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
geographical dictionary; gazetteer
type of land rent paid by farmers
one's birthplace; one's native place
government land; public land
an inch of ground
land register
earthly immortal (in Taoism)
area of an earthquake disaster
distribution center (centre); trading center
occupied territory
die; dice; gambling with dice; playing hazard; You can never tell what will pop up
rift valley
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place
white cloth; empty land; empty lot; (arch.) respectable woman (as opposed to a prostitute)
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
losing oneself; on top of the world; walking on air; frivolous
flood-damaged area; area subject to flooding
wintering spot (e.g. of a migrating bird)
area covered in volcanic ash
disaster-stricken area
land for sale
uncultivated land
commons; common land
wilderness; virgin land; wild land; habitat; native land
underground wire or cable
territorial
atomic-bombed land; bomb site
parceling out an estate
terrestrial phenomena (phenomenon)
fireplace or hearth dug into the ground or floor
one's temporary residence
healthy place; health resort
preserve (of land)
place; room; margin; scope
very low land
private land
archeological site (archaeological)
horizontal plane
pasture or grazing land
company-owned land
private land; privately-owned land
substitute land; substitute lot; land substitution; land exchange
barbarian territory; barbarous land; uncivilized land (uncivilised)
another place
licensed red-light quarters
habitable area; inhabitable land
gold field; goldfield
barren soil
virgin soil; uncultivated land
mixed residential quarter
two places being far apart
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
park; garden
private land; privately-owned land
district attorney (US)
place of death
Ministry of Civil Administration and Social Welfare (Zhou-dynasty China)
mountain village (region)
transit point; transit port; stopover; transport hub
steep sloping land; steep terrain
empty lot; vacant plot of land
substitute land; substitute lot; land substitution; land exchange
commons; common land
leased land
land for rent
dead place; place of death
dead place; place of death
transit point; transit port; stopover; transport hub
Edo-period realm of the Japanese (as opposed to the Ainu) in southern Hokkaido
external (earth) ground; signal ground
place of publication
vice-camp; sub-camp
entertainment quarters (food and geisha)
with steady steps; with one's feet planted on the ground
school grounds
uneven ground; broken terrain
capstan; windlass
public land; government land
five generations of earthly deities
earthly branches (the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac)
citizens of a local area or region
Local Government Finance Act
agricultural land; farmland
high and dry ground
tableland; plateau
(clean-water) reservoir
prefecture-level city (of China)
Special Measures Law for USFJ Land Release (1952); Special Measures Law for US Military Bases (in Okinawa)
Japanese red-backed vole (Myodes andersoni); red-backed vole (any rodent of genus Myodes)
commercially owned land
rice-producing region
earth mass (astronomical unit of mass)
arable and grazing land
pasture or grazing land
tax-exempt land
children's playground; amusement park for children
land received in compensation for one's service; land given by a lord to a vassal for his service
state-owned land; crown land (UK, Australia, etc.)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
garrison; security sector
Examples (4 in total)
What is your final destination?
I'm all alone in a foreign country.
Which one will be our final resting place?