Word Meaning 大陸

たいりく tairiku

大陸 is read as たいりく (tairiku) and means continent.

Meaning

English

  1. continent
  2. continental Asia (esp. mainland China)
  3. continental Europe

Reading

Kana

たいりく

Romaji

tairiku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 海洋,大洋 Rank 2064 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大陸国家

たいりくこっか

continental state (e.g. Australia)

大陸法

たいりくほう

civil law

大陸的

たいりくてき

continental

大陸指

たいりくし

imperial army order (detailed)

大陸性

たいりくせい

continental

大陸性気候

たいりくせいきこう

continental climate

大陸移動説

たいりくいどうせつ

theory of continental drift

大陸プレート境界

たいりくぷれーときょうかい

continental plate boundary

大陸プレート

たいりくぷれーと

continental plate

大陸命

たいりくめい

imperial army order

大陸横断

たいりくおうだん

transcontinental

Example Sentences

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Europe is a continent.

Not until the following morning did we see land.

Africa was once called the Dark Continent.

They crossed the vast continent on foot.

Columbus discovered America in 1492.

What is the continent with the most people living on it in the world?

Africa is a continent, but Greenland is not.

Columbus sailed farther west to look for a new continent.

Britain is separated from the Continent by the Channel.

Africa is a continent; Greenland is not.