げんち
Meanings
Noun
1. actual place; actual location; the spot; the scene; the field; (on) site
It saves me from having to go all the way to the site.
2. place where one is currently living
Pitch accent
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んち
Composed of
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
native; local
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
hiring locally; locally-hire; local employee; employment of local staff
arrival on location
local production
local currency
local subsidiary
on-the-spot report
localization
employee resident at an overseas work location; expatriate
arrival on location
local newspaper
meeting at the destination (as opposed to travelling there as a group)
dispersing after the event (i.e. making one's own way home)
Examples (9 in total)
Are you curious about what it's like on site?
Let's respect the opinions of the local people.
The massive flood paralyzed the local transportation network.