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日本列島 (にほんれっとう, nihonrettou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
日本にほん 列れっ 島とう also: にっぽんれっとう
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The Japanese archipelago stretches long from north to south.
There are many volcanoes in the Japanese islands.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 日に 本ほん 列れっ 島とう を 襲おそ う for something (e.g. a typhoon) to hit the Japanese archipelago
A powerful typhoon struck the Japanese archipelago.
日に 本ほん 列れっ 島とう を 縦じゅう 断だん する to travel the length of the Japanese archipelago
He rode his bicycle the length of the Japanese archipelago.
〈 物もの 〉 が 日に 本ほん 列れっ 島とう に 上じょう 陸りく する for something (e.g. a storm) to make landfall on the Japanese archipelago
Written forms 日本列島
にほんれっとう
Standard kanji spelling. The reading にほんれっとう is the most common.
にっぽんれっとう
Alternate reading with にっぽん, used in some formal or nationalistic contexts.
にっぽんれっとう
Etymology Compound of 日本 (Japan) and 列島 (archipelago). The reading にほん is the standard, while にっぽん is an alternate, often more formal or nationalistic pronunciation of 日本.
The typhoon made landfall on the Japanese archipelago near Kyushu.