Japanese
Kanji in this term
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植
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民
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地
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しょく Grade: 3
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みん Grade: 4
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ち Grade: 2
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on'yomi
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Etymology
植民 (shokumin, “colonization”) + 地 (chi, “land”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しょくみんち [shòkúmíꜜǹchì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟mʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕi]
Noun
植民地 • (shokuminchi)
- a colony (region or governmental unit)
Derived terms