What does 植民地 mean?
植民地 is a Japanese noun meaning “colony” in English. It can also be translated as “(Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)” depending on context. It is written as 植民地 in kanji, しょくみんち in hiragana, and shokuminchi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentences
数年後、ヨーロッパ人たちは沿岸の植民地に住み着いた。
Years later, Europeans established colonies in the coastal areas.
その習慣を彼は植民地時代から始まると推定している。
He dates the custom from the colonial days.