地理|ちりchiri[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noungeography
- Synonym地理学ちりがくWrittenWritten/formal prose term for geography as an academic discipline, stressing the scholarly field; 「地理」 also covers the terrain and features of a particular area.
- SynonymジオグラフィーWrittenWritten/formal loanword that can mean the discipline or geography in general; rare in everyday speech — people normally say 「地理」.
- Related地理科NeutralNeutral term for geography as a school subject, as in 「地理科の先生」; the emphasis is on the course itself.
Default to 「地理」. For the academic discipline use 「地理学」; for the school course use 「地理科」. The loanword 「ジオグラフィー」 is rare in everyday speech — stick with 「地理」.
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