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地方 (ちほう): area, locality, region — Japanese vocabulary

地方 is read ちほう and means "area, locality, region". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

地方

Reading
ちほう · chihou
Translation
area, locality, region
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ちほうがちほうが

Example

東北地方は旅行する価値があります。

とうほくちほうはりょこうするかちがあります。

The Tohoku district is worth traveling to.

Kanji in this word

  • 地 — ground, earth
  • 方 — direction, person

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