Word Meaning 大地

だいち daichi

大地 is read as だいち (daichi) and means earth.

Meaning

English

  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. the solid earth
  4. the (vast) land

Reading

Kana

だいち

Romaji

daichi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 3215 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大切

たいせち

careful

大分

だいぶ

considerably

大文字

おおもじ

huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

大海

おおうみ

fabric pattern

大屋

おおや

landlord

大会

たいかい

grand event

大手

おおて

force attacking the front of a castle

大口

おおぐち

big mouth

大使

たいし

ambassador

大学院

だいがくいん

graduate school

大正

たいしょう

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)

大事

だいじ

safe

Example Sentences

10

There was a big earthquake last night.

The earthquake shook the ground.

Flowers are the earth's smile.

The ground started to shake and the alarm rang.

When the large earthquake happened, I was only ten years old.

The earthquake in Hokkaido caused extensive damage.

It was in the 1920s that a big earthquake destroyed Tokyo.

When the big earthquake occurred, I was just ten.

There is no telling when a severe earthquake will strike Tokyo.

A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.8 hit the Japanese islands today.