地 元(じもと)

じもと

noun

local area; hometown

geography

1. local area; hometown; one's local community

The area where one lives or comes from; the local community.

地元(じもと)の店(みせ)で買(か)う。

To buy at a local store.

地元(じもと)に帰(かえ)りたい。

I want to go back to my hometown.

週末(しゅうまつ)に地元(じもと)のマーケットへ行(い)く。

I go to the local market on weekends.

地元(じもと) means one's local area — the place where you live, grew up, or have roots. Flexible in scope: it can mean your neighborhood, town, or home region depending on context.

Common collocations

地元(じもと)の人(ひと): local person, local resident
地元(じもと)産(さん): locally produced
地元(じもと)企業(きぎょう): local business/company
地元(じもと)料理(りょうり): local cuisine
地元(じもと)に帰(かえ)る/戻(もど)る: to go back to one's hometown

Similar words

地元(じもと): one's local area (subjective, personal connection)
地域(ちいき): region, area (objective, geographic)
出身(しゅっしん): hometown/origin (formal, used for self-introductions)
故郷(ふるさと)/故郷(こきょう): hometown (literary/nostalgic tone)

Related Words

Compare: 地域(ちいき) (region (objective))

Related: 出身(しゅっしん) (hometown/origin)

Compare: 故郷(ふるさと) (hometown)

Compare: 故郷(こきょう) (hometown)

Compare: 町内(ちょうない) (neighborhood, within the town)

Compare: 郷里(きょうり) (hometown)

Compare: 地場(じば) (local, regional, locally-based)

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Added 2026.2.4 19:52 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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