How to say "territory" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 領域りょういきnounCovers territory in an abstract or technical sense, such as a domain of study, a range of activity, or an area in science and computing. It is not normally used for a nation's land.
- 領土りょうどnounThe usual word for the territory of a nation or state: land under a country's sovereignty, discussed in politics, diplomacy, or disputes over borders.
- 領地りょうちno-adjectiveTerritory in the sense of land held or owned, historically a feudal lord's dominion, and also grounds such as those of a school. Suits land seen as someone's possession.
- 国土こくどnounMeans a country's land or realm viewed as a whole, as in national land planning or the character of a country's terrain. It is really 'country' or 'national land' rather than territory generally.
- nounA loanword for turf in everyday or commercial contexts: a sales territory, an animal's range, or one's comfort zone. Casual in tone compared with the kanji words.
Choose 領域 for abstract domains, 領土 for national territory, 領地 for feudal or school grounds, 国土 for a country's land as a whole, and 「テリトリー」 for casual or commercial turf, sales areas, or comfort zones.
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Japanese equivalents
- 領域りょういきterritory
- 領土りょうどterritory
- 領地りょうちterritory
- 国土こくどcountry
- テリトリーterritory
- 領分りょうぶんterritory
- 県あがたterritory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)
- 領りょうterritory (of country, feudal domain, etc.)
- 所領しょりょうterritory
- 版図はんとterritory
- 領国りょうごくterritory
- 準州じゅんしゅうterritory
- 自治区じちくterritory
- 属領ぞくりょうpossession
- 領野りょうやarea
- 領内りょうない(within a) territory
- 地ちterritory
- 縄張りなわばりone's turf
- ソイルterritory
- 地じterritory
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