Meaning

Primary

Territory

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The soil that makes up your territory is your territory. Ain't nobody goin' set foot on my soil nuh'uh.

Reading

りょうど
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

「ここからはオレの領土だから、入ってくるんじゃない」と言って、コウイチはビエトと自分のデスクの間に線を引いた。

"It's my territory from this line, so don't enter," said Koichi as drawing a line between his and Viet's desks.

ブログでは、国家間の領土問題にはあまり触れたくありません。

We don’t want to touch on the territorial disputes between nations on our blog.

豊臣秀吉の朝鮮出兵は、領土の拡大だけが目的ではありませんでした。

Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea was not only about territorial expansion.

Kanji Composition