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[にっ(日)·ぽん(本)·れっ(列)·とう(島)]
nipponrettou
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[に(日)·ほん(本)·れっ(列)·とう(島)]
nihonrettou
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Root Words:

[にっ(日)·ぽん(本) + れっ(列)·とう(島)]
nippon + rettou

English Meaning(s) for 日本列島

noun
  1. the Japanese islands
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Definition and Synonyms for 日本列島

Japan a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
Synonyms: 日本列島

Meanings for each kanji in 日本列島

» day; sun; Japan; counter for days
» book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things
» file; row; rank; tier; column
» island

Stroke Order Diagrams for 日本列島

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Sample Sentences for 日本列島

A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.8 hit the Japanese islands today.
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The Japanese archipelago is struck by a terrible heat wave.
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