Word Meaning 地盤

じばん jiban

地盤 is read as じばん (jiban) and means foundation (building, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. foundation (building, etc.)
  2. base
  3. ground
  4. crust (earth)
  5. bed (gravel, river, etc.)
  6. constituency
  7. power base
  8. support (electoral)

Reading

Kana

じばん

Romaji

jiban

Writing Variants

  • 地盤 ちばん chiban

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 1860 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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地盤調査

じばんちょうさ

subsurface exploration (geotechnical investigation)

地盤改良

じばんかいりょう

ground reinforcement

地盤沈下

じばんちんか

decline in influence

盛土地盤

もりつちじばん

raised ground level

軟弱地盤

なんじゃくじばん

soft ground

地価

ちか

the price of land

地獄

じごく

hell

地球儀

ちきゅうぎ

Earth globe (model)

地検

ちけん

District Public Prosecutor's Office

地裁

ちさい

district court

地殻

ちかく

(Earth's) crust

地雷

じらい

land mine