Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 荒地(あれち) in Japanese

荒地, 荒れ地
Kana Reading
あれち, こうち
Romaji
arechi, kōchi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
    Example sentence
    荒れ地美しい変えた He transformed a piece of waste ground into a beautiful garden.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    The Wasteland (poem by T.S. Eliot)
    Example sentence
    以前肥沃な平野あったのに荒れ地すぎなくなっている。 Now there is nothing but desert, where there used to be a fertile plain.

Examples of 荒地, 荒れ地, あれち, こうち in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

9 strokes

laid waste, rough, rude, wild

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: あら.い, あら-, あ.れる, あ.らす, -あ.らし, すさ.む

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

ground, earth

On'Yomi: チ, ジ

Kun'Yomi:

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