English Dictionary

Iwo Jima

固有名詞

A volcanic island in Japan’s Ogasawara Islands chain, officially called Iōtō in Japanese.

日本語の意味

日本の小笠原諸島に位置する火山島。正式名称は伊王島。

Historians sailed to Iwo Jima to study the island's volcanic features and document its ecological recovery.

歴史家たちは、小笠原諸島にある火山島で日本語で正式に「硫黄島（いおうとう）」と呼ばれる硫黄島へ、島の火山の特徴を研究し生態系の回復を記録するために船で赴いた。

意味（1）

A volcanic island in Japan’s Ogasawara Islands chain, officially called Iōtō in Japanese.

In June, 2007, the Japanese government officially changed the name to Iōtō, apparently restoring the previous reading.

意味（2）

A volcanic island located in the Satsunan Shoto, an island group south of Kyushu in Kagoshima Prefecture. Also known as Satsuma Iojima.

This island is still known as Iōjima in Japanese.

意味（3）

A decisive battle during World War II.