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地元

じもと

local area; one's home town; the local community

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Examples

  1. 地元の人しか知らない店だ。

    じもとのひとしかしらないみせだ。

    It's a place only locals know.

  2. その婦人の葬式は地元の教会で行われた。

    そのふじんのそうしきはじもとのきょうかいでおこなわれた。

    The lady's funeral was held at the local church.

  3. 大学を出たあと、彼女は地元に戻って家業を継いだ。

    だいがくをでたあと、かのじょはじもとにもどってかぎょうをついだ。

    After university she went back to her home town and took over the family business.

  4. 工場の建設には地元の同意が欠かせない。

    こうじょうのけんせつにはじもとのどういがかかせない。

    Building the plant requires the consent of the local community.

Common patterns

地元の人
locals; local people
地元に帰る
to go back to one's home town
地元密着
rooted in the local community

Memory tip

地元 is where you are from or where you live now, seen from the inside; 田舎 means the countryside and can sound dismissive. A politician's 地元 is his constituency.

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