領地
りょうち · ryouchi · JLPT N1 · noun
district
🏰 領 (territory/collar) + 地 (land) = land under one's collar: land you hold and govern
領 means neck-collar and by extension ruling over a region; 地 is ground. Together: ground that a ruler has under their control. Pronounced ryouchi, like 'ryo-chi'.
地 — earth 土 + 也 (phonetic)
地 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The left component 土 means 'earth' or 'soil' and gives the meaning, while 也 on the right hints at the pronunciation. Originally referring to the ground or land, it broadened to mean 'place,' 'region,' and 'territory.'