Vocabulary

What does 上陸 (じょうりく, jouriku) mean?

上陸 (じょうりく, jouriku) means landing, going ashore.

Quick facts
Reading	じょうりく
Romaji	jouriku
Part of speech	noun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

上陸じょうりく

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjouriku

landing, going ashore

1noun · suru verb · intransitive landing; going ashore; disembarkation
2noun · suru verb · intransitive making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land

Example sentences

兵士(へいし)たちは海岸(かいがん)に上陸(じょうりく)した。
The soldiers landed on the coast.
台風(たいふう)が明日(あす)上陸(じょうりく)する見込(みこ)みだ。
The typhoon is expected to make landfall tomorrow.

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