Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 植民地(しょくみんち) in Japanese

植民地, 殖民地
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
しょくみんち
Romaji
shokuminchi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    colony
    Example sentence
    彼らアフリカ植民地作った They established settlements in Africa.
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    colonial
    Example sentence
    戦争後イギリス多く植民地得た。 After the war, Britain had many colonies.

Examples of 植民地, 殖民地, しょくみんち in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

12 strokes

augment, increase, multiply, raise

On'Yomi: ショク

Kun'Yomi: ふ.える, ふ.やす

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JLPT 2

12 strokes

plant

On'Yomi: ショク

Kun'Yomi: う.える, う.わる

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

ground, earth

On'Yomi: チ, ジ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 4

5 strokes

people, nation, subjects

On'Yomi: ミン

Kun'Yomi: たみ

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