region

(earth) + (mouth/small box radical) + (spear)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA

Onyomi

IKI

I'll be good -please don't send me to the ICKY region!

Mnemonic

I guard the border of my region of earth with a spear and my mouth. All waving the spear, yelling "YOU GODDAMN KIDS! STAY OFF MY REGION!!"

Jukugo

地域(ちいき)

district, zone ★★★★☆
(area) + (region) = 地域 (district, zone)

a region or district, a zone. (emphasizes a social community moreso than a geographical area) (i.e. you wouldn't use it for the tropics or the Arctic, but you'd use it for Chinatown ,the American South or Kanto/Kansai)

領域(りょういき)

domain ★★☆☆☆ NP
(territory) + (region) = 領域 (domain)

a territory or domain controlled by someone. Also used in neologisms like "domain name!"

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
region MOUTH
castle BECOME

This region's full of SNITCHIN' ASS MOUTHS
The ground BECOMES a castle, when architects come around.

Synonyms

area, territory, sector
地域    領域    地帯    地区    分野    範囲   
place
場所    所    場    地    地域    土地    所有地