Japanese

日本列島

にほんれっとう
Meaning: Japanese archipelago
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

日
本
列
島

Example sentences

The Japanese archipelago consists of four large islands and many small islands.
本州は、日本列島の主要な部分を構成する最大の島です。
Honshu is the largest island that forms the main part of the Japanese archipelago.
彼らは自転車で日本列島を縦断した。
They traversed the Japanese archipelago by bicycle.
黒潮は日本列島の太平洋岸を流れる暖流だ。
The Kuroshio is a warm current that flows along the Pacific coast of the Japanese archipelago.
日本列島は、大陸の東縁に沿って弧状に連なっている。
The Japanese archipelago stretches in an arc along the eastern edge of the continent.
黒潮は、日本列島の南を流れる強力な暖流です。
The Kuroshio is a powerful warm current that flows to the south of the Japanese archipelago.

Usage Notes

Refers to the chain of islands that make up the country of Japan, primarily Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.

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