生地

Chinese
 
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
simp. and trad.
(生地)		 生 地

Pronunciation

Noun

生地

  1. Rehmannia glutinosa
  2. virgin soil; uncultivated land
  3. birthplace

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
生 地
き
Grade: 1		 じ
Grade: 2
yutōyomi

Compound of 生 (ki, “crude, pure, raw”) +‎ 地 (ji, “earth; skin”).

Alternative forms
  • 木地, 素地

Pronunciation

Noun

生地 (hiragana きじ, rōmaji kiji, historical hiragana きぢ)

  1. cloth, fabric
  2. skin without any makeup applied
  3. batter, dough
  4. (ceramics) a biscuit, bisque
  5. one's true colours or character
Derived terms
  • 生 (き)地 (じ)土 (つち) (kijitsuchi)
  • 生 (き)地 (じ)物 (もの) (kijimono)
  • 紙 (かみ)生 (き)地 (じ) (kamikiji)
  • 白 (しろ)生 (き)地 (じ) (shirokiji)
Idioms
  • 生 (き)地 (じ)が出 (で)る (kiji ga deru)

Proper noun

生地 (hiragana きじ, rōmaji Kiji, historical hiragana きぢ)

  1. a surname

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
生 地
せい
Grade: 1		 ち
Grade: 2
kan’on

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːt͡ɕi]

Noun

生地 (hiragana せいち, rōmaji seichi)

  1. one's birthplace
Derived terms
  • 生 (せい)地 (ち)主 (しゅ)義 (ぎ) (seichi shugi)

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
生 地
Grade: 1 じ
Grade: 2
Irregular goon

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [õ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Proper noun

生地 (hiragana おんじ, hiragana おんぢ, rōmaji Onji)

  1. Short for 生地氏 (Onji-uji): a Nanboku-chō period clan descended from Sakanoue no Tamuramaro

Etymology 4
Kanji in this term
生 地
お(い)
Grade: 1		 じ
Grade: 2
yutōyomi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [o̞iʑi]

Proper noun

生地 (hiragana おいじ, rōmaji Oiji, historical hiragana おひぢ)

  1. a surname

Etymology 5
Kanji in this term
生 地
い(く)
Grade: 1		 じ
Grade: 2
yutōyomi

Proper noun

生地 (hiragana いくじ, rōmaji Ikuji, historical hiragana いくぢ)

  1. a placename
  2. a surname
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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