How to say "Colony" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Colony" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Colony" is "Shokuminchi", written in japanese as "植民地".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The noun '植民地 (しょくみんち)' refers to a territory or area under the political control and settlement of another, usually distant, country. This term is often associated with historical expansionist policies of European countries that established settlements and exercised sovereignty over foreign territories. For example: The country established a colony overseas - (その国は海外に植民地を築いた). The Spanish established colonies in the Americas - (スペインは南北アメリカに植民地を築いた).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 3 Kanji:

The kanji "植" means "Plant" and can be read as "U" and "Shoku". The kanji "民" means "People" and "Nation" and can be read as "Min" and "Tami". And The kanji "地" means "Ground" and can be read as "Ji" and "Chi".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Shokuminchi" mean in japanese?

"Shokuminchi" means "Colony" .

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How to write "Colony" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "み" is read as "mi". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". And The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.