大地|だいちdaichi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounearth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
   大地だいちが揺ゆれるのが感かんじられた。↗

   The earth was felt to tremble.

• Synonym地面じめんNeutralThe earth's surface, the ground you stand on; 「大地」 stresses the vastness of the land and carries a grander feel.
• Synonym地ちNeutralThe same word as 「土」; in the land sense it means the earth beneath one's feet, as in 「故郷の土を踏む」; 「大地」 is vaster.
• Synonym陸地りくちWrittenWritten-style word for land on earth as opposed to the sea; 「大地」 is contrasted with the heavens above.
• Synonym地べたじべたCasualColloquial for the ground right underfoot, as in 「地べたに座る」; 「大地」 is far grander in scale.
• Related土つちNeutralSoil or dirt, the material itself; 「大地」 means the broad expanse of land.
• Related土地とちNeutralA plot or piece of land, and by extension a locality or region; 「大地」 has a grand, literary feel.
• Related地ちNeutralThe same word as 「土」; in the land sense it means the earth beneath one's feet, as in 「故郷の土を踏む」; 「大地」 is vaster.
• Related土壌どじょうWrittenWritten-style word for soil in the agricultural sense, also used figuratively for a breeding ground; 「大地」 is the land itself.
• Antonym天空てんくうWrittenWritten-style word for the vast sky; it stands opposite 「大地」.

Use 「大地」 for the vast land with a grand, sweeping feel, as in 「大地を踏みしめる」. For the ground underfoot use 「地面」 or colloquial 「地べた」; for soil use 「土」; for a plot or locality use 「土地」; for land as opposed to the sea use 「陸地」; its counterpart is 「天空」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 天てんに対たいして、地上ちじょう。広大こうだいな土地とち。
2. 日本人にほんじんの姓せいのひとつ。
3. 日本人にほんじんの男性名だんせいめいのひとつ。