半島 (はんとう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

半島 (はんとう) means peninsula.

See example sentences below.

半島 at a glance

半島

はんとうhantou

N2noun

peninsula

半島はんとうhantouN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

peninsula

Example 1

日本は島国ですが、半島もあります。

Translation

Japan is an island nation, but it also has peninsulas.

Example 2

半島の先端に小さな町があります。

Translation

There is a small town at the tip of the peninsula.