地じ盤ばん
Meanings
Noun
1. ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)
The rain has loosened the ground.
2. foundation (building, etc.); base
This house has a solid foundation.
3. constituency; power base; support (electoral); footing; foothold
He ran for office, taking over his father's support base.
Kanji used
ground
plate
Pitch accent
じ
ばん
Top 10300
Composed of
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
land subsidence; decline in influence
subsurface exploration (geotechnical investigation)
Examples (6 in total)
The rain has loosened the ground.
The ground around here is soft.
The ground caved in during the earthquake.
The ground around here is soft.
This house has a solid foundation.
He ran for office, taking over his father's support base.