JLPT N3 · Landscapes

半島

はんとう

peninsula

Stroke order of 半島

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

半 · 5 strokes 島 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

An island (島) that is only half (半) surrounded by sea is a peninsula.

Parts: 半 half + 島 island

The characters in 半島

半はん — half; half past (5 strokes)
島しま — island (10 strokes)

Example sentence

この半島は海がきれいだ。

このはんとうはうみがきれいだ。

The sea on this peninsula is beautiful.

Words with 半

半分half 半half; half past 半日half a day 半額half price

Words with 島

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