居留地

Japanese

Kanji in this term
居	留	地
きょ Grade: 5	りゅう Grade: 5	ち Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 居留 (kyoryū, “residence, especially in a foreign country”) +‎ 地 (chi, “place, area”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょりゅ​うち [kyòryúꜜùchì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ɾʲɨᵝːt͡ɕi]

Noun

居(きょ)留(りゅう)地(ち) • (kyoryūchi) 

1. a settlement, a concession, a place of residence for foreigners

   In Japanese history, this term was used for the Dutch concession in Nagasaki, for example. The legal constriction of only allowing foreigners to reside in official kyoryūchi was abolished in 1899.

2. a reservation (tract of land), as for Native Americans