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
Pitch accent
Top 17500
Used in vocabulary (389 in total)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
plateau; tableland; eminence
district; section; sector
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
(social) position; status
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
ground to ground
Earth; the globe
place; situation; position; location
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
base (military, expedition, etc.)
map
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
basin (e.g. between mountains)
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
sacred ground
covering the whole ground
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
level ground; plain; flatland
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
grounds of a Shinto shrine
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
heaven and earth; the universe; nature; top and bottom; realm; sphere
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
agricultural land; farmland
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
remote place
amusement park
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
spirit residing in the ground
locality; local area; limited area
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
center of the earth; centre of the earth
land owned by a Shinto shrine; land owned by a company
geopolitics
regional bank
natural calamity
barbarian territory; barbarous land; uncivilized land (uncivilised)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
landing
area; region
place; room; margin; scope
place of destination
site; plot; lot; grounds
site; point on a map; spot
every place; various places
terrain; geographical features; topography
encampment; position
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
cemetery; graveyard
depths of the earth
geography
underground; subterranean
camp site; campground
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
surface of the earth; ground surface
level ground; plain; flatland
enemy territory; hostile place
place name; toponym
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)
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
front (in battle)
housing district; residential district
marshland; wetland; swampland
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
level ground; horizon; field of view
house number; address
heaven and earth; top and bottom
sandy soil
high ground; plateau; heights
garrison; military base
center; centre; metropolis
grassland; meadow
grassland; meadow
locational advantage; advantageous position
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
producing area
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
land rent
empty lot; vacant plot of land
point of view
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
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
there; that place
spa; hot spring
area under direct control (of the shogun)
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
this place; here
location; address
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
land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
Promised Land
proposed site; site chosen
estate; plot of land
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
topography
pasture; grassland; meadow
occupied territory
cantonment; encampment; etape
(Earth's) crust
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
area of holiday homes; area of villas
one's place of appointment; one's post
place of residence; dwelling place
resort (spot)
reclaimed land
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
earth science; geoscience
health resort
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
campground; campsite; camping-ground
distant land; remote location; distant province
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
the same place; that place
cultivated land
epicenter; epicentre
cold district; northern district
site of a bloody battle
geothermal energy; terrestrial heat
overseas territories; outlying areas
the price of land
demesne; belonging
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
the stricken area; damaged area
producing area
important place; strategic point; critical location
building lot; residential land
earth's axis
grazing land; pasture
penal colony
land tax
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)
farmland
geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land
land border; boundary
location famous for production of something (usually food)
surface-to-air missile; SAM
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
district court
lichens
port of call
above-ground floor; ground floor
fallow soil; idle field; set-aside; idled plot
burial place (ground); cemetery; graveyard
geography
change of air; change of scenery
geomagnetism; terrestrial magnetism
tourist resort; holiday resort
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
strategic base
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace
true form of a buddha
mud; bog
place of dispatch; place of origin
duty station; place of business; work location
degree; lineage
basement floor; underground floor
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
birthplace
birthplace
permanent domicile
virgin soil
arable land
state-owned land
terrestrial digital broadcasting
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
geopolitical; geostrategic
wetland; marshland
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
residence; countryside
topography
grass plot
undeveloped area
anchorage; berth
mountain land; mountains
permanent home
ground surface
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
corner lot
wildlife growth area; natural habitat
surface-to-air
land classification
alluvial fan or delta
(Earth's) core
anchorage (area); moorage; roadstead
location without an address; unnumbered plot of land
transit point; transit airport; connection airport
land owner; leaseholder
lots for sale
departure place; place of departure
business district
surface-to-surface
breeding grounds
settlement (of people on land)
construction site
marshy land
air or vapour in the soil (vapor); electrical earth; ground
public land; common
lichen
geography and history
health resort
lands outside (Chinese) civilization
the whole world; all lands
substitute land
small plot of land
earth current; telluric current
former post
nesting place; nesting site; nesting grounds
leasehold land
place with warmer weather to spend the winter
(internal) movement of the earth; earthquake; movement of the earth; rotation and revolution of the earth
type of land rent paid by farmers
supply center; supply centre
physiography; physiographical features
place of scenic beauty; beauty spot; scenic spot; (arch.) suitable land
imperial estate
stop (on a trip); destination
warm district; region of mild climate
very low land
die; dice; gambling with dice; playing hazard; You can never tell what will pop up
cold region
quiet place; vacant land; fallow ground; undemanding job; sinecure; life of leisurely retirement
substitute land; substitute lot; land substitution; land exchange
title deed; land certificate; muniments
former capital region (i.e. Kyoto and its environs)
place where one resides or is staying
lot number
land tax
fields and rice paddies that have been abandoned and are no longer cultivated
evacuation site; refuge shelter; shelter
infected district; infected area; endemic area
former property; former territory
land for sale
your place
fallow land
peatland; peatlands; peat bog
sacking; bagging; land that is surrounded by others' private property and is not directly accessible via public roads
your place; place where you live
public land
(one's) domicile
area of a piece of land; acreage
woodland; forested area
losing oneself; on top of the world; walking on air; frivolous
adjoining land
park; garden
slough; swampy lowland; moor; marsh
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
geographical dictionary; gazetteer
carefree land; paradise
area of an earthquake disaster
land register
one's birthplace; one's native place
government land; public land
an inch of ground
earthly immortal (in Taoism)
occupied territory
distribution center (centre); trading center
rift valley
earth-shaking
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place
natural disaster; calamity
uncultivated land
flood-damaged area; area subject to flooding
disaster-stricken area
wintering spot (e.g. of a migrating bird)
area covered in volcanic ash
city land
underground wire or cable
commons; common land
territorial
wilderness; virgin land; wild land; habitat; native land
atomic-bombed land; bomb site
healthy place; health resort
parceling out an estate
antipodes
one's temporary residence
terrestrial phenomena (phenomenon)
fireplace or hearth dug into the ground or floor
horizontal plane
pasture or grazing land
preserve (of land)
archeological site (archaeological)
private land
private land; privately-owned land
company-owned land
gold field; goldfield
licensed red-light quarters
virgin soil; uncultivated land
reclaimed land
barren soil
mixed residential quarter
two places being far apart
habitable area; inhabitable land
another place
private land; privately-owned land
leased land
Ministry of Civil Administration and Social Welfare (Zhou-dynasty China)
dead place; place of death
place of death
white cloth; empty land; empty lot; (arch.) respectable woman (as opposed to a prostitute)
land for rent
transit point; transit port; stopover; transport hub
district attorney (US)
mountain village (region)
steep sloping land; steep terrain
place of work
external (earth) ground; signal ground
fertility
entertainment quarters (food and geisha)
tax-exempt land
rice-producing region
(clean-water) reservoir
pasture or grazing land
arable and grazing land
with steady steps; with one's feet planted on the ground
high and dry ground
prefecture-level city (of China)
earthly branches (the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac)
goldfield
five generations of earthly deities
place of publication
public land; government land
cartography
earth mass (astronomical unit of mass)
Local Government Finance Act
citizens of a local area or region
vice-camp; sub-camp
capstan; windlass
commercially owned land
Special Measures Law for USFJ Land Release (1952); Special Measures Law for US Military Bases (in Okinawa)
Edo-period realm of the Japanese (as opposed to the Ainu) in southern Hokkaido
children's playground; amusement park for children
tableland; plateau
agricultural land; farmland
uneven ground; broken terrain
horst
school grounds
garrison; security sector
state-owned land; crown land (UK, Australia, etc.)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
land received in compensation for one's service; land given by a lord to a vassal for his service
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?