English–Japanese

“archipelago” in Japanese

Japanese

Also諸島 (shotō)

Romajirettō

この列島は南北に長いです。ko no ret tō wa nan boku ni naga i de su

This archipelago stretches from north to south.

“Archipelago” in Japanese is 列島 (rettō).

Describes a group of islands arranged in a long chain across a region.

台風が列島を通過しています。tai fū ga ret tō o tsū ka shi te i ma su

A typhoon is passing through the archipelago.

In Japanese geography, 日本列島 (Nihon Rettō) refers to the long chain of islands that makes up Japan.

shotō

nounarchipelago

この諸島は日本の南にあります。ko no sho tō wa nihon no minami ni a ri ma su

This archipelago is south of Japan.