サガレン

Japanese

Alternative spellings
薩哈嗹 薩哈連

Etymology

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Proper noun

サガレン • (Sagaren) 

1. (obsolete) Saghalien, Sakhalin (an island today in Russia and formerly claimed by Japan)

Synonyms

• 樺太(からふと) (Karafuto, “Karafuto”)
• サハリン (Saharin, “Sakhalin”)