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半島

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半島

Where it comes from

オランダ語 halfeiland(half「半分の」 + eiland「島」)の逐語訳。桂川甫周『新製地毬万国図説』（1786年）初出。

noun はんとう

  1. 地形 三方向を海もしくは湖に囲まれ、一方向でのみ、より大きな陸地と繫がっている地形。
  2. （特に）朝鮮半島。 半島情勢。

In English

  • peninsula piece of land projecting into water

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MLA

"半島." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%8D%8A%E5%B3%B6. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

半島. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%8D%8A%E5%B3%B6

Chicago

"半島." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%8D%8A%E5%B3%B6.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {半島},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%8D%8A%E5%B3%B6},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}