地じ盤ばん
Meanings
Noun
1. ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)
The rain has loosened the ground.
2. foundation (building, etc.); base
This house has a solid foundation.
3. constituency; power base; support (electoral); footing; foothold
He ran for office, taking over his father's support base.
Kanji used
ground
plate
Pitch accent
じ
ばん
Top 10300
Composed of
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
land subsidence; decline in influence
subsurface exploration (geotechnical investigation)
Examples (6 in total)
The rain has loosened the ground.
The ground around here is soft.
The ground caved in during the earthquake.