# 地 — Earth

Frequency rank 43 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 法 (Method), less common than 家 (House).

- On’yomi: ち、じ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 6

A spade lifts a heavy clump of soil while a truck sinks into the road up to its axle.

In words:

- 地図 ちず — map
- 地 ち — earth
- 地震 じしん — earthquake

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