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国土 (こくど, kokudo) Japanese meaning: country | Kotomora
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の
国こく
土ど
は
南なん
北ぼく
に
長なが
い
。
Japan's territory stretches long from north to south.
Development of the country's land is progressing.
Usage patterns 国こく 土ど を 守まも る to defend/protect the nation's territory
The Self-Defense Forces play the role of defending the nation's territory.
国こく 土ど を 開かい 発はつ する to develop the (nation's) land
The government is proceeding with a plan to develop the nation's land.
国こく 土ど が 狭せま い ／ 広ひろ い the nation's territory is narrow/vast
Japan has a large population despite its small national territory.
Related words 領土 emphasizes territorial possession and political borders, while 国土 refers more broadly to a nation's natural land and domain.
国家 refers to the state as a political entity, while 国土 refers specifically to the physical land that entity occupies.
土地 is a general, everyday word for land or plots of ground, while 国土 specifically means the land of a nation as a whole.
Etymology Compound of 国 (country) and 土 (land, soil). The reading こくど is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi. The archaic reading くにつち uses native Japanese kun'yomi.
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くにつち
out-dated reading
Obsolete kana usage. Included for historical reference.
