大陸 (たいりく)continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

continentnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
continental Asia (esp. mainland China)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
continental Europenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 大陸

大会たいかいmass meeting; convention
大学だいがくuniversity; college
大幅おおはばbig; large
大手おおてmajor company; big company
大統領だいとうりょうpresident (of a nation)
大蔵省おおくらしょうMinistry of Finance (1869-2001)
拡大かくだいmagnification; enlargement
最大さいだいbiggest; greatest
陸りくland; shore
陸上りくじょう(on) land; ground
陸軍りくぐんarmy
上陸じょうりくlanding; disembarkation
北陸ほくりくHokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
着陸ちゃくりくlanding; alighting
陸上競技りくじょうきょうぎtrack-and-field events
陸上自衛隊りくじょうじえいたいJapan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF

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