Vocabulary

What does 地方 (ちほう, chihou) mean?

地方 (ちほう, chihou) means region, local area.

Quick facts
Readingちほう
Romajichihou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ちほう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchihou

region, local area

  1. 1noun district; region; area
  2. 2noun the country; countryside; the provinces
  3. 3noun civilian society

Example sentences

  • This region is famous for its rice.

  • I grew up in a small town in the countryside.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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