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米本土 (べいほんど, beihondo) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

米べい本ほん土ど

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Meanings

1

continental United States; mainland United States

Refers to the contiguous 48 states or the main part of the U.S., often in contrast to Hawaii, Alaska, or overseas territories.

ハワイから米べい本ほん土どに引ひっ越こす予よ定ていです。

Kanji

米rice, USA, metre
本book, present, main
土soil, earth, ground

Related words

アメリカ本ほん土ど
More common and neutral term for the mainland U.S.; 米本土 is a slightly more formal or written variant using the kanji abbreviation 米 for America.

Built from

I plan to move from Hawaii to the mainland United States.

米べい本ほん土どでは、この製せい品ひんはまだ発はつ売ばいされていません。

This product has not yet been released in the continental United States.

+本ほん土ど

Etymology

Compound of 米 (べい, abbreviation for アメリカ) and 本土 (ほんど, mainland).