Vocab Info

N3 Noun

地盤(じばん)ground, crust (earth), bed (gravel, river, etc.), foundation (building, etc.), base, constituency, power base, support (electoral), footing, foothold

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      ground, crust (earth), bed (gravel, river, etc.)

    2. Noun

      2.

      foundation (building, etc.), base

    3. Noun

      3.

      constituency, power base, support (electoral), footing, foothold

    All Forms

    地盤 【じばん】地盤 【ちばん】

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    Examples

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      大雨(おおあめ)により地盤(じばん)(ゆる)んでしまいました。

      The heavy rain caused the ground to become loose.

      • N3

      地盤(じばん)(ゆる)場所(ばしょ)建造(けんぞう)(ぶつ)()てるのは危険(きけん)だ。

      It is dangerous to construct buildings in areas with loose foundations.

      • N3

      あの政治(せいじ)()地盤(じばん)都市(とし)ではなく町外(まちはず)れの農村(のうそん)()である。

      That politician's support base is not in the city, but in the rural areas on the outskirts of town.

      • N3

      では、このチェーン(てん)関東(かんとう)地区(ちく)だけを地盤(じばん)としているのですね?

      So, is this chain store relying only on the Kanto region as its support base?

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      (かれ)(なん)なく事業(じぎょう)(はじ)められた背景(はいけい)には、(かれ)財界(ざいかい)(つよ)地盤(じばん)(きず)いていた(こと)がある。

      The reason he was able to start the business smoothly is that he had built a strong foundational network in the business community.

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