地 面(じめん)

じめん

noun

ground, earth's surface

1. ground, earth's surface

The surface of the earth that one walks on.

地面(じめん)に座(すわ)った。

I sat on the ground.

雨(あめ)で地面(じめん)が濡(ぬ)れている。

The ground is wet from the rain.

地震(じしん)で地面(じめん)が揺(ゆ)れた。

The ground shook from the earthquake.

地面(じめん) refers to the surface of the earth or ground.

Common collocations

地面(じめん)に落(お)ちる (to fall to the ground)
地面(じめん)に座(すわ)る (to sit on the ground)
地面(じめん)が揺(ゆ)れる (the ground shakes)
地面(じめん)を掘(ほ)る (to dig the ground)
濡(ぬ)れた地面(じめん) (wet ground)

Related words

地(じ)/土(つち) (earth, soil)
床(ゆか) (floor - indoors)
大地(だいち) (the earth, the ground - more poetic)
地表(ちひょう) (earth's surface - scientific)

Related Words

Compare: 地(じ)べた (bare ground (colloquial))

Related: 土地(とち) (land, property, area)

Compare: 土(つち) (soil, earth, ground)

Related: 足元(あしもと) (at one's feet, underfoot)

Related: 海面(かいめん) (sea surface)

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Added 2026.1.13 20:15 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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