JLPT N2 · Noun

半島 (hantou)

半島 (はんとう, hantou) is a Japanese noun meaning “peninsula”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: はんとう
Romaji: hantou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

peninsula · noun
Korea · noun · sens, colloquial

Example sentences

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.

Tatoeba #149544

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 半島

half, middle, odd numberハン・なか.ば · 5 strokes

islandトウ・しま · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 半島.

半はんhalf半分はんぶんhalf大半たいはんmajority半ばなかばmiddle半径はんけいradius過半数かはんすうmajority半端はんぱremnant島しまisland列島れっとうarchipelago島とうIsland

Source: JMdict entry 1479770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.