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アーキペラゴ (あーきぺらご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アーキペラゴ

Meanings

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noun

A group or chain of islands. Used in geographical contexts, often in formal or academic writing.

日本にほんはアーキペラゴの国くにです。
Japan is an archipelago country.

Similar words

列れっ島とう
列島 is the native Japanese term for 'archipelago' or 'island chain', more common in everyday use than the loanword アーキペラゴ.
群ぐん島とう
群島 also means 'archipelago' or 'island group', often used in proper names like 小笠原群島 (Bonin Islands).

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'archipelago', ultimately from Italian 'arcipelago', from Greek 'arkhi-' (chief) + 'pelagos' (sea).