地方 じかた Meanings Noun person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance) See also: 立ち方 (たちかた). person singing ballads (in noh) coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area Kanji 地 land. Read as ジ. 方 direction. Read as かた. Word lists JLPT N1 Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists