JLPT · Level 175
15 words
Japanese word
領海
Pronunciation
Romajiryōkai
Meaning
- nounterritorial waters
Example
日本の領海は海岸から十二海里までです。nihon no ryō kai wa kai gan ka ra jū ni kai ri ma de de su
Japan's territorial waters extend twelve nautical miles from the coast.
More examples
外国船が日本の領海を無断で航行しています。gai koku sen ga nihon no ryō kai o mu dan de kō kō shi te i ma su
A foreign vessel is sailing through Japan's territorial waters without permission.
Core concept
Describes a coastal zone treated as part of a country under its authority.
Common phrases
領海を航行するryō kai o kō kō su ru
sail through territorial waters
領海に入るryō kai ni hai ru
enter territorial waters
領海を通過するryō kai o tsū ka su ru
pass through territorial waters
領海を侵犯するryō kai o shin pan su ru
violate territorial waters
Definition in Japanese
沿岸国が自国の領域として主権を行使する海域。en gan koku ga ji koku no ryō iki to shi te shu ken o kō shi su ru kai iki
Word origin
領海 (ryōkai, "territorial waters") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 領 (ryō, "territory") and 海 (kai, "sea").
Usage tips
- The legal term territorial sea is also common in English, while territorial waters is familiar in general news about national sea boundaries.
Opposites
- 公海kōkaihigh seasnoun