Illustration: At a geography museum, a child leans over a large relief model of the Japanese archipelago, with the whole island chain visibly surrounded by sea. Tiny cities, farmland, ports, and connecting ferry routes appear across the islands, presenting a complete inhabited country.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

島しま国ぐに

shimaguni

island country

Example sentences

  1. 日本にっぽんもイギリスも島国しまぐにだ。

    Japan and Britain are island countries.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 日本にっぽんは四方しほうを海うみに囲かこまれた島国しまぐにである。

    Japan is an island country surrounded by the sea on all sides.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 日本にっぽんは島国しまぐにで、４つの主おもな島しまから成なり立たっている。

    Japan is an island country, and it consists of four main islands.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 島国

  • 島islandOnトウKunしま
  • 国countryOnコクKunくに

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