JLPT N1 · Noun

植民地 (shokuminchi)

植民地 (しょくみんち, shokuminchi) is a Japanese noun meaning “colony”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょくみんち
Romaji: shokuminchi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

colony · noun
(Japanese) settlement (in Brazil) · noun

Example sentences

数年後、ヨーロッパ人たちは沿岸の植民地に住み着いた。

Years later, Europeans established colonies in the coastal areas.

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その習慣を彼は植民地時代から始まると推定している。

He dates the custom from the colonial days.

Tatoeba #209441

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

Kanji in 植民地

植

plantショク・う.える・う.わる · 12 strokes

民

people, nation, subjectsミン・たみ · 5 strokes

地

ground, earthチ・ジ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 植民地.

植えるうえるto plant植物しょくぶつplant植木うえきgarden plant田植えたうえrice planting植わるうわるto be planted市民しみんcitizen (of a country)住民じゅうみんinhabitant国民こくみんpeople (of a country)農民のうみんfarmer民間みんかんprivate民主みんしゅdemocracy民謡みんようfolk song移民いみんimmigration庶民しょみんcommon people

Source: JMdict entry 1357350 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.