地 — ground, earth, land
ち
地
ground
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
6 strokes
U+5730
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #40
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #515
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- ground
- earth
- land
word
ち chi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
し ・じ shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
つち
土
earth
#32
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 土 (earth) gives the meaning. 也 (ya/chi) provides the phonetic element. Ground, earth, land.