領土(りょうど)

りょうど
noun
territory; domain
1. territory; domain; dominion
Land that belongs to or is under the control of a country or ruler. Used in political, historical, and legal contexts to refer to sovereign territory.
領土(りょうど)を守(まも)る。
To defend one's territory.
その島(しま)は領土(りょうど)問題(もんだい)の原因(げんいん)になっている。
That island has become a source of territorial disputes.
戦争(せんそう)の結果(けっか)、広大(こうだい)な領土(りょうど)が隣国(りんごく)に割譲(かつじょう)された。
As a result of the war, vast territory was ceded to the neighboring country.

領土(りょうど) refers specifically to sovereign land territory belonging to a nation or ruler. It is a formal word used in political, legal, and historical contexts.

USAGE:

領土(りょうど) covers only land. Related terms for other domains:

  • 領海(りょうかい): territorial waters
  • 領空(りょうくう): territorial airspace
  • 領地(りょうち): domain, fief (historical, also used for feudal estates)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 領土(りょうど)問題(もんだい): territorial dispute
  • 領土(りょうど)を拡大(かくだい)する: to expand territory
  • 領土(りょうど)を守(まも)る: to defend territory
  • 領土(りょうど)を侵(おか)す: to violate territory
  • 領土(りょうど)紛争(ふんそう): territorial conflict
  • 固有(こゆう)の領土(りょうど): inherent territory
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Added 2026.3.8 17:46 · Revised 2026.3.28 12:50
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