Ch. 1 Reading Vocab Flashcards
地理
Pronunciation: ちり
English: geography
皆さん
Pronunciation: みんなさん
English: everyone
島
Pronunciation: しま
English: island
大陸
Pronunciation: たいりく
English: continent
島国
Pronunciation: しまぐに
English: island country
都市
Pronunciation: とし
English: city
国土
Pronunciation: こくど
English: territory; country
北海道
Pronunciation: ほっかいどう
English: Hokkaido (Japan’s northernmost island)
本州
Pronunciation: ほんしゅう
English: Honshu (Japan’s largest island)
四国
Pronunciation: しこく
English: Shikoku (the smallest of Japan’s four major islands)
九州
Pronunciation: きゅうしゅう
English: Kyushu (the third largest of Japan’s four major islands)
以上
Pronunciation: いじょう
English: more than-; over-; above-
全体(の)
Pronunciation: ぜんたい(の)
English: whole; entire; general
-分の-
Pronunciation: ぶんの
English: -th (Ex. 25分の1 or 21分の1: one twenty-fifth or one twenty-first)
都/道/府/県
Pronunciation:
と/どう/ふ/けん
English: prefecture (the largest administrative unit in Japan)
首都
Pronunciation: しゅと
English: capitol (city)
その他
Pronunciation: そのほか
English: the rest; the others
富士山
Pronunciation: ふじさん
English: Mt. Fuji
戦争
Pronunciation: せんそう
English: war
恐ろしい
Pronunciation: おそろしい
English: scary; frightening
平和
Pronunciation: へいわ
English: peace
(-に-を)伝える
Pronunciation: つたえる
English: to pass (knowledge) on; tell; inform
原爆ドーム
Pronunciation: げんばくドーム
English: the Atomic Bomb Memorial Dome