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地元

じもと

noun

Meanings

1local
2home area
3home town

Example sentence

地元の店は観光客相手に順調な商売をしている。

Local shops do good business with tourists.

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Kanji in this word

地Ground, Earth6 strokes 元Beginning, Former Time, Origin4 strokes

More words with 地

地震じしん · earthquakeN4 基地きち · baseN2 地球ちきゅう · the earthN3 土地とち · plot of landN3 地区ちく · district

Full entry on Jisho

N3

地域ちいき · areaN3

現地げんち · actual placeN1

地方ちほう · areaN3

More words with 元

元気げんき · health(y)N5 元首げんしゅ · rulerN1 元もと · originN3 元日がんじつ · New Year's DayN2 身元みもと · (one's) identity 足元あしもと · at one's feetN2 手元てもと · (money) on hand or at homeN1 次元じげん · dimension

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