English Dictionary

first island chain

固有名詞

(politics) The first chain of major archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast. Principally composed of the Kuril Islands, Japanese Archipelago, Ryu Kyu Islands, Taiwan, the northern Philippines, and Borneo; from the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Malay Peninsula.

日本語の意味

第一列島帯：東アジア大陸沿岸から外側へ広がる主要な諸島群。具体的には、千島列島、日本列島、琉球諸島、台湾、フィリピン北部、ボルネオなどが含まれ、政治的な文脈で用いられる。

The security of the region depends on the stability of the first island chain, which stretches from the Kuril Islands and the Japanese Archipelago through the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan to the northern Philippines and Borneo.

地域の安全保障は、千島列島や日本列島、琉球列島、台湾を経て北フィリピンやボルネオに至る第一列島線の安定に依存している。

意味（1）

(politics) The first chain of major archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast. Principally composed of the Kuril Islands, Japanese Archipelago, Ryu Kyu Islands, Taiwan, the northern Philippines, and Borneo; from the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Malay Peninsula.