Tairiku

JLPT N3

大陸 (Tairiku) is a Japanese noun meaning “continent, continental Asia (esp. mainland China), continental Europe”.

Meanings

  1. noun, adjectival nouncontinent
  2. nouncontinental Asia (esp. mainland China)
  3. nouncontinental Europe

Examples

  • There are seven continents on the earth.

  • There are seven continents on the earth.

  • The continent is abundant in fossil fuels.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 大陸

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