Word Meaning 地形

ちけい chikei

地形 is read as ちけい (chikei) and means terrain.

Meaning

English

  1. terrain
  2. geographical features
  3. topography

Reading

Kana

ちけい

Romaji

chikei

Writing Variants

  • 地形 じぎょう jigyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 483 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

地形学

ちけいがく

topography

緊要地形

きんようちけい

key terrain

全地形対応車

ぜんちけいたいおうしゃ

all-terrain vehicle

整形地

せいけいち

rectangular plot (of land)

地球

ちきゅう

Earth

地点

ちてん

spot

地位

ちい

(social) position

地面

じめん

ground

地熱

じねつ

geothermal energy

地所

じしょ

estate

地方自治体

ちほうじちたい

local authority

地方分権

ちほうぶんけん

decentralization of power

Example Sentences

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Boston Dynamic's robot, RHex, is an amazing piece of work that can run over various terrains.

It's easy to see the area's majestic topography from the cockpit of a helicopter.

Austria's hilly landscapes reminded Mr. Bogart of The Sound of Music.

When warm, light, air crosses mountains it rises into the upper atmosphere and does not fall back to the ground. In this, and other, ways wind changes with the terrain.