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land · shore · continent
N2
On: りく

Memory Aid

The left radical 阝 looks like rolling hills or a shoreline. The bottom right has 土 (earth) on it, firmly grounding the character in the idea of land.

Vocabulary

大陸たいりくcontinent
陸上りくじょうon land; track and field
着陸ちゃくりくlanding (e.g., of an aircraft)
上陸じょうりくlanding (going ashore)
陸路りくろby land

Example Sentences

地球の表面は海と陸で覆われています。

The Earth's surface is covered with sea and land.

私たちは陸路でその町へ向かいました。

We went to that town by land.

飛行機は無事に着陸しました。

The airplane landed safely.

この国は三つの大きな大陸からできています。

This country is made up of three large continents.

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