ji

Noun

1. ground; land; earth; soil

この しゅ洋服 ようふく ちがよくないだろう。
kono taneno yōfukuchiwa mochiga yokunaidaro. o
The suit materials of this sort will not stand up well.
雨降 あめふりって かたまる。
ame futte chi katamaru
Adversity strengthens the foundations.
Noun

2. the region in question; the local area

Noun

3. skin

Noun

4. texture; fabric; material; weave

彼女 かのじょのドレスは あお しろ水玉 みずたま模様 もようがある。
kanojono doresuwa aoi chini shirono mizutamamoyōga aru.
Her dress has white spots on a blue background.
Noun

5. base; background

Noun

6. one's true nature

Noun

7. narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story)

Noun

8. real life; actuality

Noun

9. captured territory

Go
Noun

10. noh chorus

Related to 地謡
Noun

11. accompaniment music (in Japanese dance)

Noun

12. basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive)

Noun

13. base part (of multiple shamisens)