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島
島
10 strokes
Frequency: 245
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

island

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
トウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しま

Common Words

島
しま
嶋
Noun
Freq #1664
1

island

Examples
その王は島を治めた。
The king reigned over the island.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Usu. written as シマ

one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

島
とう
Freq #5503
1

Suffix; In place names

Island

Examples
ナポレオンはセントヘレナ島へ流された。
Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena.
2

Noun, used as a suffix; Common noun; Sometimes read しま

insula; island; islet

無人島
むじんとう
Noun
Freq #19237
1

uninhabited island; desert island

Examples
彼らは無人島を調査するだろう。
They will survey the desert island.
広島
ひろしま
ヒロシマ
Noun
Freq #19636
1

ヒロシマ esp. when referring to the 1945 atomic bombing

Hiroshima (city, prefecture)

中島
なかじま
Noun
Freq #20666
1

island in a pond or river

小島
こじま
しょうとう
おじま
Noun
Freq #20729
1

small island; islet

Examples
我々の船はその小島に近づいた。
Our boat approached the small island.
島田
しまだ
Noun
Freq #20945
1

Abbreviation

pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

福島
ふくしま
Noun
Freq #22679
1

Fukushima (city, prefecture)

孤島
ことう
Noun
Freq #22723
1

solitary island; isolated island

Examples
俺は絶海の孤島の漂流者。
I am just a castaway on an island lost at sea.
島国
しまぐに
とうごく
Noun
Freq #24971
1

Sometimes used as a metaphor for japan

island country

Examples
日本とイギリスは島国である。
Japan and Britain are island countries.
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