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Kanji Detail for 島 - "island"

島

  • Meaning

    島 means "island." Also associated with isle.

    1. Island - Land surrounded by water.

    2. Isle - A small island; an isolated area.

  • Words using 島

    • 朝鮮半島 ちょうせんはんとう Listen Korean peninsula
    • 中島 なかじま Listen island in a pond or river
    • 列島 れっとう Listen archipelago; chain of islands
    • 半島 はんとう Listen peninsula; Korea
    • 小島 こじま Listen small island; islet
    • 島根 しまね Listen Shimane (prefecture)
    • 千島 ちしま Listen Kurile Islands
    • 島国 しまぐに Listen island country

  • Tattoo check: 島

    • Verified meaning: island
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しのざき, しま, しまさき, しまざき)
    • Also carries these associations: isle

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 島

    Surnames 島(しのざき)Listen 島(しま)Listen 島(しまさき)Listen 島(しまざき)Listen 島(しまみね)Listen 島(しまむね)Listen 島(よしざき)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    island

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    island

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    island

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shima(しま) しま

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    island isle archipelago atoll bay beach cay coastline key oasis reef sandbar shore skerry surrounded territory tract

Sentences including 島

  • There is no living on the island.

  • An island came in sight.

  • The people of the island ask for help from us.

  • Seen from the sky , the island was very beautiful.

  • Seen from a plane , that island is very beautiful.

  • The small island came into sight.

  • She likes hiroshima better than any other city.

  • Japan is an island country.

  • The war broke out when she was in hiroshima.

  • Seen from the plane , the island looks very beautiful.

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More kanji with the radical 山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

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