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獨島

简独岛 · 繁獨島

Mandarin · pinyin Dú dǎo

Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹島 Zhú dǎo), disputed islands in Sea of Japan

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独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only
岛: dǎo · island

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Liancourt Rocks (disputed islets in the Sea of Japan)

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