大陸
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 大陸
1
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
continent
Examples
アフリカは大陸であるが、グリーンランドはそうではない。
Africa is a continent; Greenland is not.
2
continental Asia (esp. mainland China)
3
continental Europe
Kanji in this Word
大
3 strokes
Frequency: 7
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
large
big
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ダイ
タイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おお-
おお.きい
-おお.いに
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
うふ
お
おう
た
たかし
とも
はじめ
ひろ
ひろし
まさ
まさる
もと
わ
陸
11 strokes
Frequency: 736
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
land
six
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
リク
ロク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おか
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
くが
たち
みち
む
むつ
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