列島

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See also: 列岛

Chinese

to arrange; to line up; row
to arrange; to line up; row; file; series
 
island
trad. (列島)
simp. (列岛)

Pronunciation


Noun

列島

  1. archipelago; chain of islands

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
れつ > れっ
Grade: 3
とう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(れっ)(とう) (rettō

  1. (geography) archipelago, chain of islands
  2. (especially) Japanese archipelago

See also

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

列島 (yeoldo) (hangeul 열도)
列島 (ryeoldo) (hangeul 렬도)

  1. hanja form? of 열도 ((South Korea) archipelago, chain of islands)
  2. hanja form? of 렬도 ((North Korea) archipelago, chain of islands)