大陸

たいりく

continent

Also:continental Asia (esp. mainland China), continental Europe

What does 大陸 mean?

大陸 is a Japanese noun meaning continent in English. It can also be translated as continental Asia (esp. mainland China), continental Europe depending on context. It is written as 大陸 in kanji, たいりく in hiragana, and tairiku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

アフリカは大陸であるが、グリーンランドはそうではない。

Africa is a continent, Greenland is not.