地方 (じかた): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

地方 (じかた) means area / region / district.

See example sentences below.

地方 at a glance

地方

じかたjikata

N1noun

area / region / district

地方じかたjikataN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

area / region / district

Example 1

彼は地方の小さな町に住んでいる。

Translation

He lives in a small town in the region.

Example 2

東京ではなく地方で働きたい。

Translation

I want to work in the countryside, not Tokyo.