ちほう
Meanings
Noun
1. district; region; area; locality
2. the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
3. civilian society
Imperial Japanese Army jargon
Pitch accent
ほう
Composed of
① 大地。② 天の下。地上。③ 大地の一部分。土地。地面。場所。④ 下の方角。(書物、絵画などにおいて)垂直に置いたときに下になる方。水平に置いたときに読み手に近い方。下。⑤ 最も低い位置。⑥ 漢文読み下しにおいて、「天」の付せられた字に続くことを表す記号。
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (65 in total)
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
local (governmental) autonomy
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
Examples (26 in total)
Legends of vampires flourish in the Balkans.
This district forms a basin.
A cold wave hit this district.