JLPT N3 · Noun

大陸 (tairiku)

大陸 (たいりく, tairiku) is a Japanese noun meaning “continent”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たいりく
Romaji: tairiku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

continent · noun, noun taking の
continental Asia (esp. mainland China) · noun
continental Europe · noun

Example sentences

アフリカは大陸であるが、グリーンランドはそうではない。

Africa is a continent; Greenland is not.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 大陸

large, bigダイ・タイ・おお-・おお.きい · 3 strokes

land, sixリク・ロク・おか · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 大陸.

大勢おおぜいcrowd of people大人おとなadult大学だいがくuniversity大切たいせつimportant大変たいへんvery大きいおおきいbig大きなおおきなbig大使館たいしかんembassy大丈夫だいじょうぶsafe大好きだいすきliking very much大抵たいていmostly大事だいじimportant大体だいたいgenerally大分だいぶconsiderably

Source: JMdict entry 1415150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.