上陸

じょうりく

landing, disembarkation

Also:making landfall (of a typhoon)

What does 上陸 mean?

上陸 is a Japanese noun meaning landing, disembarkation in English. It can also be translated as making landfall (of a typhoon) depending on context. It is written as 上陸 in kanji, じょうりく in hiragana, and jouriku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

毎年、日本には台風が上陸します。

Typhoons strike Japan every year.