Word Meaning 見地

けんち kenchi

見地 is read as けんち (kenchi) and means point of view.

Meaning

English

  1. point of view
  2. viewpoint
  3. standpoint

Reading

Kana

けんち

Romaji

kenchi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 3750 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見方

みかた

way of appreciating (e.g. opera)

見通し

みとおし

insight

見事

みごと

something worth seeing

見送り

みおくり

letting a pitch go by

見送る

みおくる

to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight

見物

けんぶつ

sightseeing

見物人

けんぶつにん

spectator

見分け

みわけ

distinction

見習い

みならい

apprentice

見習う

みならう

to learn (by observation)

見分ける

みわける

to distinguish

Example Sentences

3

Government officials say there’s no evidence to support the suggestion that Chinese students may be the ones inadvertently spreading the virus.

In his view, the domination by English is a threat to the heritage of humanity. It poses an even worse risk: This "single language" will lead to a "single thought" obsessed with money and consumerism.

Many people easily understand the injustice of the current language situation in the world where English dominates. But they also see the collective advantages, as for example a relatively good and direct communication between intellectuals and leaders of different languages through the English language, and the personal advantages as their own knowledge of the English language. About a neutral language such as Esperanto, one does not know much and does not seek information.