陸地|りくちrikuchi[0]heiban (flat)

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  1. no-adjectiveland
    今日きょうでは10%の陸地りくちしか覆おおわれていないのである。↗
    Today only 10 percent is covered.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym大地だいちWrittenThe vast earth or ground, with a sense of breadth and weight; a written word often set against the sky, while 「陸地」 is land as opposed to water.
  • Related土地とちNeutralLand as a plot or property, or a locality, as in 「土地の人」; it stresses ownership and use, while 「陸地」 is land viewed against the sea.
  • Related地面じめんNeutralThe ground or the earth's surface; it stresses the surface itself, while 「陸地」 means the part of the earth not covered by seas or lakes.
  • Related地べたじべたCasualColloquial word for the ground itself, as in sitting, lying or dropping things on 「地べた」; it does not mean land as opposed to water.
  • Antonym海洋かいようWrittenAntonym: the ocean, a formal written word seen in compounds like 「海洋学」; it stands opposite 「陸地」.
  • Antonym海うみNeutralAntonym: the sea, the everyday word; the usual counterpart of 「陸地」 in daily speech.

Use 「陸地」 for the part of the earth's surface not covered by water, as in 「陸地が見える」, set against the sea or lakes. For land as property or a locality say 「土地」, for the ground surface 「地面」; the antonyms are 「海」 and 「海洋」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 地球ちきゅうにおいては、地表ちひょうの恒常的こうじょうてきに水みずで覆おおわれていない部分ぶぶん、あるいは固体こたいの水みず(氷雪ひょうせつ)に覆おおわれているが、その直下ちょっかに液体えきたいの水みずが恒常的こうじょうてきに存在そんざいしない部分ぶぶん。
  2. 液体えきたいが付着ふちゃくしている星ほし一般いっぱんにおいて、常時じょうじ液体えきたいに浸つかることなく、その星ほしを構成こうせいしかつ取り巻とりまく液体えきたいよりも凝固点ぎょうこてんがかなり高たかい固体こたいが露出ろしゅつしている部分ぶぶん。
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