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    3. 本島

    本島

    本ほん島とう

    main island

    KMT7News #21+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab15 strokes

    ほんとう

    Noun

    1.
    main island
    2.
    this island

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    沖おき縄なわ本ほん島とうは美うつくしいビーチで有ゆう名めいだ。

    Okinawa Main Island is famous for its beautiful beaches.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation
    フェリーで本ほん島とうから離り島とうへ向むかう。

    We are heading from the main island to an outlying island by ferry.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    本ほん島とうには豊ゆたかな自し然ぜんが残のこされている。

    Rich nature remains on the main island.

    KMT7Nature & Environment
    本ほん島とう観かん光こうの後あと、小ちいさな島しま々じまを巡めぐる予よ定ていだ。

    After sightseeing on the main island, we plan to visit the smaller islands.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    日に本ほん列れっ島とうの本ほん島とうは北ほっ海かい道どう、本ほん州しゅう、四し国こく、九きゅう州しゅうの四よっつを指さす。

    The main islands of the Japanese archipelago refer to Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.

    KMT8Nature & Environmentgeography

    Kanji that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    島
    しま…(1)
    island
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