# 地 area

土 (earth) + (scorpion) Same-ON
★★★★☆
6 strokes
BETA
This is different from other 'place' kanji like 場 and 所, because 地 doesn't emphasize the a particular activity done at the place : 地 instead emphasizes the land, the physical, geographical aspects of the space.

## Onyomi

CHI, JI | Damn it smells good in here. Did JESUS cut the CHEESE in this area?

## Mnemonic

| Dangerous scorpions are on the earth in that area.

## Jukugo

地球(ちきゅう) | earth ★★★★☆ 地 (area) + 球 (sphere) = 地球 (earth) the world, the physical planet Earth.
地域(ちいき) | district, zone ★★★★☆ 地 (area) + 域 (region) = 地域 (district, zone) a region or district, a zone. (emphasizes a social community moreso than a geographical area) (i.e. you wouldn't use it for the tropics or the Arctic, but you'd use it for Chinatown ,the American South or Kanto/Kansai)
地図(ちず) | map ★★★★☆ 地 (area) + 図 (diagram/ map) = 地図 (map)
地震(じしん) | earthquake ★★★☆☆ FP 地 (area) + 震 (shake, tremble) = 地震 (earthquake)
地帯(ちたい) | zone ★★☆☆☆ 地 (area) + 帯 (belt) = 地帯 (zone) a geographical district or zone - emphaizes a physical location: the tropics, the steppes. ちたい is much bigger and broader than 地域.
地面(じめん) | ground ★★☆☆☆ 地 (area) + 面 (front surface / face) = 地面 (ground) the ground/floor (applies both inside and outside)
地理(ちり) | geography ★☆☆☆☆ 地 (area) + 理 (reason) = 地理 (geography)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
施 | put into practice / charity | DIRECTION |
他 | other | PERSON | 人
地 | area | EARTH | 土

I thought of a new DIRECTION to go, now I'm putting it into practice. The other PERSON can't enter the EARTH of my area.

## Synonyms

area, territory, sector 地域 領域 地帯 地区 分野 範囲
dangerous 険悪 物騒 うさんくさい 気味悪い 危ない 意地汚い
graveyard 墓地 霊園 墓場
greedy 貪欲 欲張り 意地汚い
guts 闘志 根性 意地
map, diagram 地図 図面 図表
place 場所 所 場 地 地域 土地 所有地
pleasant 快い 心地よい 親しい 優しい
society, the world 世界 世の中 世間 社会 地球