Today’s Kanji is “地” (chi); Kanji for “ground”.
Handwritten Kanji “地” (chi)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “地”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 地 | チ ジ |
chi ji |
6 | 土 | ground |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “地”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ | chikatetsu | Subway |
| 地球 | ちきゅう | chikyuu | Earth |
| 地震 | じしん | jishin | Earthquake |
