き
生
じ
地

noun

  1. cloth, fabric, material, texture.
  2. dough, batter.
  3. inherent quality, one's true character, one's true colors.
  4. unglazed pottery.
  5. skin with no make-up.
  6. uncoated metal.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
生
じ
地
 生地 きじ ✔
きじ
素地
 素地 きじ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)
ground, earth
チ　ジ　どま (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
to be (classical)
ヤ　なり　エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ　メ　やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ