Illustration: Inside a Japanese history museum, an adult and teenager examine a three-dimensional model of colonial administration. Across a modeled sea, a distant government building connects by shipping routes to an occupied territory’s administrative compound.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

植しょく民みん地ち

shokuminchi

colony

Example sentences

  1. その植民地しょくみんちは独立どくりつを宣言せんげんした。

    The colony declared independence.

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  2. ケニアはかつてイギリスの植民地しょくみんちであった。

    Kenya used to be a British colony.

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  3. 英国えいこくは多おおくの植民地しょくみんちを設もうけた。

    England established many colonies.

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Kanji in 植民地

  • 植plantOnショクKunうえる・うわる
  • 民people; nationOnミンKunたみ
  • 地ground; earthOnチ・ジ

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