Senkaku Islands

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Senkaku Islands

/ˈsɛŋkɑːku ˈaɪləndz/

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Partial calque from Japanese 尖閣諸島(せんかくしょとう) (senkakushotō) / 尖閣群島(せんかくぐんとう) (senkakuguntō) / 尖閣列島(せんかくれっとう) (senkakurettō).

proper noun

A chain of islands in the Sakishima islands of Ishigaki, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, in the East China Sea (claimed by China and Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan (ROC)). There are, however, localities where small skipjack are caught throughout the year such as in the Senkaku Islands off Miyako.
Similar: Diaoyu Islands, Diaoyutai Islands, Diaoyutai, Diaoyu, Tiaoyu, Tiaoyutai, Tiaoyutai Islands, Tiaoyu Islands, Pinnacle Islands

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Español	Islas Senkaku
한국어	센카쿠 열도 Senkaku yeoldo, 조어도 Jo'eodo
日本語	尖閣諸島 Senkaku shotō
中文	釣魚臺群島 /钓鱼台群岛 Diàoyútái qúndǎo, 釣魚島 /钓鱼岛 Diàoyúdǎo, 釣魚臺 /钓鱼台 Diàoyútái
Français	Îles Senkaku, îles Diaoyutai
Deutsch	Senkaku-Inseln, Diaoyu-Inseln, Diaoyutai-Inseln
Русский	Сэнка́ку Sɛnkáku, Дяоюйта́й Djaojujtáj
Tiếng Việt	quần đảo Senkaku, quần đảo Điếu Ngư, quần đảo Điếu Ngư Đài

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@misc{senkaku_islands_2026,
  title = {Senkaku Islands},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/senkaku%20islands},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}