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多島海 (たとうかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

多た島とう海かい

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Meanings

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noun

A geographical term for a sea area containing many islands, or the island group itself. More formal than 群島 (ぐんとう).

エーゲ海かいは多た島とう海かいとして知しられている。
The Aegean Sea is known as an archipelago.

Kanji

多many, frequent, much
島island
海sea, ocean

Similar words

群ぐん島とう
群島 is a more common word for 'archipelago' or 'island group', while 多島海 is a formal geographical term emphasizing a sea with many islands.

Etymology

Compound of 多 (た, 'many'), 島 (とう, 'island'), and 海 (かい, 'sea'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'archipelago'.