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atoll in Japanese

atoll in Japanese is 環礁 — atoll means a ring-shaped coral island or string of islands surrounding a central lagoon.

atoll in Japanese

環礁
noun
Pronounced: kanshō
A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

What does "atoll" mean?

  1. noun A ring-shaped coral island or string of islands surrounding a central lagoon.
    "The plane landed on a tiny atoll in the Maldives."
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atoll in a sentence

  • The plane landed on a tiny atoll in the Maldives.

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What is "atoll" in Japanese?

"atoll" in Japanese is 環礁. atoll means: A ring-shaped coral island or string of islands surrounding a central lagoon.

How do you pronounce 環礁?

"atoll" in Japanese is 環礁, pronounced "kanshō".

How do you use "atoll" in a sentence?

Example: "The plane landed on a tiny atoll in the Maldives." In Japanese, "atoll" is 環礁.

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