Vocab Info
N3 Noun
列島archipelago, chain of islands
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Noun
1.
archipelago, chain of islands
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列島 【れっとう】
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日本は列島の上にある。
Japan is located on top of an archipelago.
細長く列を作る島々を列島と言います。
The term ‘archipelago’ refers to a series of slender, elongated islands.
これらの列島には何か特別な名前がついていますか?
Do these archipelagos have any specific names?
列島の一部には人が住んでいない無人島が幾つもあるそうだ。
There are reportedly several uninhabited islands within the archipelago.
列島では魚介に困る事がない。なぜなら周りを海に囲まれているからだ。
The archipelago does not face a shortage of seafood because it is surrounded by the sea.
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