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What does 列島 (れっとう, rettou) mean?

列島 (れっとう, rettou) means archipelago, island chain.

Quick facts
Readingれっとう
Romajirettou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
れっとう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonrettou

archipelago, island chain

  1. 1noun archipelago; chain of islands

Example sentences

  • The Japanese archipelago stretches long from north to south.

  • The typhoon passed through the whole archipelago.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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