How to say "grounds" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 訳わけnounCovers the 'reason; cause' sense: why something happens or was done. For 'grounds' in the formal, justifying sense it is seldom the word you want; use 理由 or 根拠 instead.
- 理由りゆうnounThe general word for 'grounds' as a reason or justification for an action, decision, or statement; it can also shade into the nuance of a pretext or excuse.
- 屋敷やしきnounCovers 'grounds' only as land: it really denotes a residence or estate, so its 'grounds' sense is the premises around such a dwelling, not any kind of reason.
- 根拠こんきょnounCovers 'grounds' as the basis or foundation on which a claim, argument, or decision rests; it stresses the underlying justification rather than the reason itself.
- 境内けいだいnounCovers 'grounds' as land, but only the precincts of a shrine or temple (or a churchyard); it is not a word for the reason sense or for secular land.
'Grounds' as a reason splits three ways: 訳 for the reason why, 理由 the general word, 根拠 when an underlying basis is meant; as land, 屋敷 is an estate's grounds and 境内 a shrine or temple's precincts.
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Japanese equivalents
- 訳わけreason
- 理由りゆうreason
- 屋敷やしきresidence
- 根拠こんきょbasis
- 境内けいだいgrounds (esp. of shrines and temples)
- 領地りょうちterritory
- 構内こうないpremises
- 邸内ていないgrounds
- 会場かいじょうassembly hall
- 敷地しきちsite
- 場じょうplace
- 拠り所よりどころgrounds
- かすdregs
- 所以ゆえんreason
- かどgrounds
- 出し殻だしがらgrounds (of tea and coffee)
- 出殻でがらgrounds (of tea and coffee)
- 原拠げんきょgrounds
- 地内じないgrounds
- 澱おりdregs
- 競技会場きょうぎかいじょうsporting venue
- ゆえreason
- 境域きょういきboundary
- 材料ざいりょうgrounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.)
- 盾たてpretext
- 立脚地りっきゃくちfooting
- 立脚点りっきゃくてんfooting
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