地盤

• 読み: じばん
• ローマ字: jiban
• 漢字の分解: 地 (ji/chi) — earth, ground; 盤 (ban) — flat surface, base
• 発音: /d͡ʑibaɴ/

意味

Ground; base; foundation; constituency. The underlying basis upon which something is built or supported.

Used literally for the ground or soil foundation of a structure, and figuratively for a political base, established position, or social foothold. 地盤が弱い means the ground (or political base) is weak. 地盤沈下 refers to land subsidence but is also used figuratively for declining influence.

例文

1. この地域は地盤が軟弱なため、建設には注意が必要だ。
2. 彼は父親から政治的な地盤を引き継いだ。
3. 地盤を固めてから次のステップに進むことが重要だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: construction, politics, business strategy

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 地 (earth, ground) and 盤 (flat surface, board, base). Together they indicate the base layer upon which things rest.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal