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The Japanese word for land is

りく - riku



land

Japanese Definition


land
     1. 名詞. 陸、陸地、土地。
     2. 名詞. 国土、地域。
     3. 名詞. くに、領域。
     4. 動詞. 上陸する、着陸する。



Translations for land and their definitions

着陸する
     1. to land, from the air


     1. adj. (from 1595) flat, not steep
     2. adj. (from roughly 1600) straightforward, uncomplicated, straight, correct
     3. adj. (from roughly 1600) q, mostly used in negative expressions correct, right, complete, sufficient, satisfactory, proper
           ろくでもない人物、ろくに休みも取れない - a person who isn't right, a good-for-nothing / can't even fully take a break
     4. adj. (from late 1600s) peaceful, tranquil, serene q, said of one's surroundings
     5. adj. (from 1700) even-tempered, easygoing, relaxed
     6. n. (from 1595) flatness
     7. n. (from roughly 1600) straightforwardness, uncomplicatedness, straightness, correctness
     8. n. (from roughly 1600) q, mostly used in negative expressions correctness, rightness, completeness, sufficientness, satisfactoriness, properness
     9. n. (from late 1600s) peacefulness, tranquility, serenity q, said of one's surroundings
     10. n. (from 1700) an even temper, easygoingness, relaxedness
     11. n. (legal) the number six, 6 (q, used only in legal documents, otherwise )
     12. n. Usage: Legal uses arose due to the relative ease with which certain number kanji can be fraudulently altered to look like other number kanji. For instance, could be modified to look l
     13. n. (from mid-1400s) land q, as opposed to sea or other bodies of water
           (synonyms, ja, 陸地, おか, くにが, くぬが, くが, tr1=rikuchi, tr2=oka, tr3=kuniga, tr4=kunuga, tr5=kuga)


上陸する
     1. to land, from water


土地
     1. n. ground; land
     2. n. area; region


不動産
     1. n. real estate


祖国
     1. n. homeland, motherland, fatherland
           彼らは祖国への望郷の思いを募らせた。 - They had waves of nostalgia for the fatherland.


領土
     1. n. territory, realm, dominion


農地
     1. n. agricultural land


国土
     1. n. realm, country, land


国家
     1. n. nation; state


     1. n. a land, a large place
     2. n. a country in general, a region
     3. n. a country as in a nation, a state
     4. n. the office of emperor, the crown; affairs of state
     5. n. a province of ancient Japan
     6. n. the national government in ancient Japan; the national capital in ancient Japan
     7. n. one's birthplace, where one is from, one's home
     8. n. a land, a large place
     9. n. a country in general, a region
     10. n. a country as in a nation, a state
     11. n. Usage: Most often found in compounds.


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