地
Earth
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| ち | n/a | 土 + 也 |
Meaning: Earth
You’re digging a grave and you find an alligator‘s skull. You’re excited about this find. So, you keep digging and digging, hoping to find more. Soon you find yourself surrounded by the earth itself!
You’re digging a grave and you find an alligator‘s skull. You’re excited about this find. So, you keep digging and digging, hoping to find more. Soon you find yourself surrounded by the earth itself!
Reading: ち
When we need to remember the reading ち we use the word “cheese” – You keep digging until you’re surrounded by earth. You are digging down into the giant alligator’s throat now, and in its throat you find a huge, rotting chunk of cheese (ち).
This is what killed the giant alligator! Dig into the cheese a little bit, smell it… even taste it! Anything to help you to remember that the reading for 地 is “cheese” (aka ち).
Vocabulary
No kun’yomi reading for this kanji, which makes the readings that much easier, I’d say.
a 地（ち）＝ Earth, Ground
- Meaning: Same as the kanji
- Reading: Same as the on’yomi
a 地下（ちか）＝ Underground
- Combo: 地 (earth/ground) + 下 (below)
- Meaning: Below the earth/ground is underground
- Reading: The reading is on’yomi readings.
a 土地（とち）＝ Land
- Combo: 土 (soil) + 地 (earth/ground)
- Meaning: The soil part of the earth is the land part.
- Reading: The on’yomi readings.