地元

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
地 元
じ
Grade: 2 		もと
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

Noun

地(じ)元(もと) • (jimoto) ←ぢもと (dimoto)?

  1. home town
    Synonym: 故郷 (kokyō; furusato)
  2. of a location; being local
    地(じ)元(もと)企(き)業(ぎょう)
    jimoto kigyō
    local business

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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