How to say 'Archipelago' in Japanese | 列島

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The Japanese word for Archipelago is 'Rettou', written as 列島 in Japanese.'Archipelago' in hiragana is れっとう.

word

列島

Meaning

Archipelago

Reading

れっとう

rettou

Kanji

列File 島Island

Explanation

The Japanese noun '列島 (れっとう)' refers to an 'archipelago', which is a chain or cluster of islands. This term is often used in geographical contexts to describe a group of islands that are closely scattered in a body of water. For example: Japan is an archipelago「日本は列島です」(にほんはれっとうです). The Ryukyu Islands form an archipelago「琉球諸島は列島を形成しています」(りゅうきゅうしょとうはれっとうをけいせいしています). The word emphasizes the interconnectedness of the islands within a specific geographical area.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6604

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 列島

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

列

Meaning

File

kanji

島

Meaning

Island

Words Related to 列島 Through the Kanji 列

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 列 as well.

word

列車

Meaning

Train

word

列

Meaning

Line

word

行列

Meaning

Line, Matrix

word

整列

Meaning

Formation, Alignment

word

系列

Meaning

Series, Affiliation

Words Related to 列島 Through the Kanji 島

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 島 as well.

word

島

Meaning

Island

word

半島

Meaning

Peninsula

word

諸島

Meaning

Archipelago

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'Rettou' means 'Archipelago' .

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