台 湾(たいわん)

たいわん

noun (proper)

Taiwan

1. Taiwan

An island and self-governing territory off the southeast coast of mainland China, and one of the most popular short-haul destinations for Japanese tourists.

台湾(たいわん)へ旅行(りょこう)に行(い)く。

I'm going on a trip to Taiwan.

台湾(たいわん)の夜市(よいち)で小籠包(しょうろんぽう)を食(た)べた。

I ate soup dumplings at a night market in Taiwan.

台湾(たいわん)は親日的(しんにちてき)な国(くに)としてよく知(し)られている。

Taiwan is well known as a country that is friendly toward Japan.

台湾(たいわん) was a Japanese colony from 1895 to 1945, a history that still shapes ties between the two places today.

Common collocations

台湾(たいわん)料理(りょうり): Taiwanese cuisine
台湾(たいわん)人(じん): a Taiwanese person
台湾(たいわん)旅行(りょこう): a trip to Taiwan

Cultural note: 台湾(たいわん) is consistently one of the most popular overseas destinations for Japanese travelers, prized for its short flight time, night-market food culture, and reputation for being unusually friendly toward Japanese visitors.

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