noun

  1. the Japanese islands.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
日本列島 にほんれっとう
日本列島 にっぽんれっとう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
book, present, main
ホン もと まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
file, row, rank
レツ れっ レ (3rd, N3)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ ガチ タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
island
しま トウ (3rd, N2)
bird, chicken
とり チョウ とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)