国土|こくどkokudo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncountry; territory; domain; realm
   アメリカは国土こくどが広ひろく、人々ひとびとはよく移動いどうする。↗

   America is a large country and its people are mobile.

• Synonym領土りょうどNeutralTerritory within a nation's sovereignty, as in 「領土問題」; stresses sovereignty, while 「国土」 stresses the land of the country itself.
• Synonym領域りょういきNeutralA field or sphere, as in 「専門領域」; stresses abstract scope rather than a country's land.
• Synonym邦土ほうどFormalFormal word for one's own country's territory; rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Related領地りょうちWrittenWritten term for a lord's domain; leans toward the feudal era or grounds such as a school's.
• Related領りょうNeutralRead 「えり」: this is 「襟」, meaning a collar or the nape of the neck — unrelated in meaning to 「国土」; only the character 「領」 is shared.
• Related領国りょうごくWrittenWritten term for a feudal lord's domain; carries a historical flavor.
• Related統治地域WrittenWritten term for an area under rule; stresses political jurisdiction.

Use 「国土」 for a country's own land, as in 「国土交通省」 or 「国土開発」. For territory under national sovereignty say 「領土」, for a feudal lord's domain 「領地」, and for abstract fields or spheres 「領域」.

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1. その国くにの領地りょうちである土地とち、地域ちいき。