地名 (ちめい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

地名 (ちめい) means place name / geographical name.

See example sentences below.

地名 at a glance

地名

ちめいchimei

N2noun

place name / geographical name

地名ちめいchimeiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

place name / geographical name

Example 1

この地名はよく知られている。

Translation

This place name is well known.

Example 2

地名の由来を調べてみよう。

Translation

Let's look into the origin of the place name.