LingakuFrequency rank: 50,150. – 51,356. (for form ほんとう: 16,812. – 16,865.)
- main island
- this island
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- main island
- this island
This meaning refers to the principal landmass within an archipelago or a group of islands, which is often the largest or most significant island in terms of population and infrastructure.
This usage indicates a specific island that is being referred to in the immediate context, highlighting its importance or relevance to the speaker or listener.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ほんとう本島にいく行くto go to the main islandほんとう本島のかんこう観光sightseeing on the main islandほんとう本島のとくさんひん特産品local products of the main islandほんとう本島のふうけい風景scenery of the main islandほんとう本島のぶんか文化culture of the main islandほんとう本島のひとびと人々people of the main islandほんとう本島をおとずれる訪れるto visit the main islandほんとう本島でのせいかつ生活life on the main island
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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I tumbled on the truth by the merest accident, when I'd pretty nearly chucked the whole job.
Seeing these islands from the airplane, we thought that they were really beautiful.
That young man can't get the sort of jobs he wants and doesn't have any friends; he's really at a loss.
No money, no job, no friends. He was truly at loose ends.
I'm getting sick and tired of Ms Maruta and her noisy friends.