列島

れっとう
rettou

chain of islands

What does 列島 mean?

列島 is a Japanese noun meaning “chain of islands” in English. It is written as 列島 in kanji, れっとう in hiragana, and rettou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Words sharing kanji with 列島

列
整列
せいれつ
stand in a row, form a line
羅列
られつ
enumeration
陳列室
ちんれつしつ
showroom
島
～島
～とう
kind of islands
孤島
ことう
solitary island
田代島
たしろじま
tashirojima (cat island)

More JLPT N2 words

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lava
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new medicine, new drug
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No. 1 ~ (in)
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anger, taking offense
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thunderstorm, thundershower
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figure
総計そうけいsoukei
total, sum total, total amount