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N3 Noun

列島(れっとう)archipelago, chain of islands

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    1. Noun

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      archipelago, chain of islands

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    列島 【れっとう】

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      日本(にほん)列島(れっとう)(うえ)にある。

      Japan is located on top of an archipelago.

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      細長(ほそなが)(れつ)(つく)島々(しまじま)列島(れっとう)()います。

      The term ‘archipelago’ refers to a series of slender, elongated islands.

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      これらの列島(れっとう)には(なに)特別(とくべつ)名前(なまえ)がついていますか?

      Do these archipelagos have any specific names?

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      列島(れっとう)一部(いちぶ)には(ひと)()んでいない無人島(むじんとう)(いく)つもあるそうだ。

      There are reportedly several uninhabited islands within the archipelago.

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      列島(れっとう)では魚介(ぎょかい)(こま)(こと)がない。なぜなら(まわ)りを(うみ)(かこ)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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