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半島

はんとう

noun

Meanings

1peninsula
2Korea

Example sentence

湿気の多い気候はその半島の特色です。

A humid climate is characteristic of the peninsula.

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Kanji in this word

半Half, Middle, Odd Number5 strokes 島Island10 strokes

More words with 半

後半こうはん · second half 前半ぜんはん · first half 時半じはん · half past (the hour)半分はんぶん · halfN5 半はん · half (e.g., にじはん | half-past two)N5

Full entry on Jisho

大半

たいはん · most of

N3

過半数かはんすう · majorityN2

半年はんとし · half a year

More words with 島

島しま · islandN4 ～島～とう · kind of islandsN2 列島れっとう · chain of islandsN2 朝鮮半島ちょうせんはんとう · Korean peninsula 中島なかじま · island in a pond or river 小島こじま · small island 島根しまね · Shimane (prefecture)諸島しょとう · archipelago

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