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列島れっとう (rettou)

chain of islands

  • JLPT N2
  • noun
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  • #9501 most frequent

Meaning

列島 (れっとう, rettou) is a JLPT N2 noun meaning “chain of islands”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 8

日本にっぽんは列島れっとうです。

Japan is an archipelago.

日本は火山列島だ。

Japan is made up of volcanic islands.

日本にっぽん列島れっとうは酷暑こくしょに苛さいなまれている。

The Japanese archipelago is struck by a terrible heat wave.

日本列島および朝鮮半島に分布する。

It is distributed throughout the Japanese islands and the Korean Peninsula.

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