Meaning of 島国(しまぐに) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 島国

Kana Reading しまぐに, とうごく

Romaji shimaguni, tōgoku

Examples of 島国, しまぐに, とうごく in a sentence

日本は島国で、４つの主な島から成り立っている。

Japan is an island country, and it consists of four main islands.
日本は島国だ。

Japan is an island country.
日本は四方を海に囲まれた島国である。

Japan is an island country surrounded by the sea on all sides.
日本とイギリスは島国である。

Japan and Britain are island countries.

島 JLPT 2

10 strokes

island

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: しま

国 JLPT 5

8 strokes

country

On'Yomi: コク

Kun'Yomi: くに

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