居留地

• 読み: きょりゅうち
• ローマ字: kyoryuchi
• 漢字の分解: 居 (kyo) — reside, stay; 留 (ryu) — remain, stay; 地 (chi) — land, place
• 発音: /kʲo.ɾjɯː.tɕi/

意味

Foreign settlement; concession; reservation. An area officially designated for foreign nationals to reside and conduct business.

A noun referring to the designated residential and commercial zones established for foreign nationals under the unequal treaties of the Meiji era, particularly in port cities like Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagasaki. In colonial history, it also applies to foreign concessions in China and Korea. More broadly, it can refer to any officially designated zone for a specific group, including indigenous reservations.

例文

1. 開港後の横浜には、外国人向けの居留地が設けられた。
2. 居留地での生活は、当時の日本人にとって異文化との接点となった。
3. 不平等条約の撤廃により、居留地制度は廃止された。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, diplomacy, colonial history, urban history

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 居留 (kyoryū, residing/sojourning) — 居 (stay/reside) + 留 (stay/remain) — and 地 (chi, land/place). The term was formalised in Japanese diplomacy following the 1858 Ansei Treaties.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal