| japan | (n) a string of more than 3, 000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1, 300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean, Syn. Japanese Archipelago, Japanese Islands |
| 日本列島 | [にほんれっとう;にっぽんれっとう, nihonrettou ; nipponrettou] (n) the Japanese islands [Add to Longdo] |