植民地
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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植 | 民 | 地 |
しょく Grade: 3 | みん Grade: 4 | ち Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
植民 (shokumin, “colonization”) + 地 (chi, “land”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) しょくみんち [shòkúmíꜜǹchì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝmʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕi]
Noun
植民地 • (shokuminchi)
- a colony (region or governmental unit)
Derived terms
- 植民地主義 (shokuminchi shugi)