Ground
Earth's Surface
noun, の adjective
The ground/earth face is the surface that makes up the ground or the Earth's surface.
じめん
The reading for 面 is what you'd expect. 地 on the other hand is じ, which is a bit different (though close sounding) to what you learned previously. Thank the Chinese and their ever changing language for this one. Think of Jesus laying on the ground, telling you how comfortable the ground is. You say "Jesus, you have to get off the ground, you have a dinner to go to," but he doesn't want to leave.
海の中じゃなくて地面の中に住めたらいいのに、とフグは言いました。
Fugu said that he'd rather live underground than underwater.
家の前の庭は草が生えていないので、夏の間は地面がとても熱くなります。
Our front yard doesn't have any grass, so the earth's surface gets really hot during summer.
コウイチはフグを優しく撫でてから、地面に降ろしてあげました。
Koichi gently stroked Fugu and placed him on the ground.