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領地 (りょうち, ryouchi) Japanese meaning: territory | Kotomora
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ち
を
三さん
十じゅう
年ねん
に
わたっ
て
治おさ
め
た
。
The lord governed that domain for thirty years.
The cause of the dispute was the boundary of the territory.
The monastery owned extensive lands.
Usage patterns 領りょう 地ち を 治おさ める to govern/rule over one's territory
That lord governed a vast territory.
領りょう 地ち を 与あた える to grant someone land as their domain
The shogun granted land to the retainer who had rendered great service.
領りょう 地ち を 奪うば う to seize someone's territory
The neighboring country invaded and seized the territory.
領りょう 地ち を 広ひろ げる to expand one's territory or domain
He expanded his domain with every victory in battle.
Kanji 領 jurisdiction, dominion, territory Related words· 6 領土 usually refers to the territory of a nation or state, while 領地 more often refers to a lord's or institution's private domain or estate.
所領 is a formal, often historical term for land one personally holds and governs, very close to 領地 but slightly more literary.
封土 specifically denotes a feudal fief granted by a sovereign, a narrower historical subset of what 領地 can mean.
敷地 is the neutral modern word for the grounds of a building or school, whereas 領地 carries a sense of ownership or feudal control.
Show 2 more 土地 is a general, everyday word for land or a plot of ground, lacking the connotation of rule or ownership that 領地 has.
領地 refers to a lord's or ruler's domain as a possession, while 領内 focuses on the area located inside that domain.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese kanji compound: 領 is associated with governing, possessing, or holding, and 地 means land or ground. The compound conventionally means land held or controlled as a domain.
