The Japanese word for the earth/planet earth is chikyū. Find related words in the table below.
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| Romanji | Kanji | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth (Planet) ちきゅう | Chikyū | 地球 | |
| Earth (Soil) じ | Ji | 地 |
The kanji for earth in Japanese
The kanji for earth are made up of two separate characters – 地 and 球. The 地 character stands for land/ground and the 球 character means sphere/round. So the kanji for earth is ideally suited to the meaning.