域 region

土 (earth) + 口 (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 ★★★★☆
地 (area) + 域 (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
領 (territory) + 域 (region) = 領域 (domain)

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

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
域 region MOUTH 口
城 castle BECOME 成

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