生地

Chinese
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (生地) 生 地
simp. #(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(き)地(じ) • (kiji) ←きぢ (kidi)?

  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
Derived terms
  • 生地(きじ)土(つち) (kijitsuchi)
  • 生地(きじ)物(もの) (kijimono)
  • 紙(かみ)生地(きじ) (kamikiji)
  • 白(しろ)生地(きじ) (shirokiji)
Idioms
  • 生地(きじ)が出(で)る (kiji ga deru)

Proper noun

生(き)地(じ) • (Kiji) ←きぢ (kidi)?

  1. a surname

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せ​ーち [séꜜèchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːt͡ɕi]

Noun

生(せい)地(ち) • (seichi) 

  1. birthplace; place where one was born
  2. place where one can survive
Antonyms
  • 死地(しち) (shichi) : deathplace; place to die
  • 歿地(ぼっち) (botchi) : deathplace; place where one died
Derived terms
  • 生(せい)地(ち)主義(しゅぎ) (seichi shugi)

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [õ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Proper noun

生地(おんじ) • (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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [o̞iʑi]

Proper noun

生(おい)地(じ) • (Oiji) ←おひぢ (ofidi)?

  1. a surname

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

生(いく)地(じ) • (Ikuji) ←いくぢ (ikudi)?

  1. a placename
  2. a surname

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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