全土(ぜんど)

Usage

Typically preceded by a country or region name: 日本(にほん)全土(ぜんど) (all of Japan), 国(くに)の全土(ぜんど) (the entire country). Common in news reports about natural disasters, weather, and events that affect an entire territory.

Common collocations

• 日本(にほん)全土(ぜんど): all of Japan
• 国(くに)の全土(ぜんど): the entire country
• 全土(ぜんど)に広(ひろ)がる: to spread across the entire territory
• 全土(ぜんど)に及(およ)ぶ: to extend to the whole territory

Similar words

全土(ぜんど) emphasizes land/territory. 全国(ぜんこく) (the whole nation) is more common and emphasizes the country as a political or social entity. 全域(ぜんいき) (the entire area) is used for smaller regions as well as countries.