島
しま
hepburn shima
island
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 日本はたくさんの島からできています。Japan is made up of many islands.
- 船でその小さな島へ渡りました。I crossed over to that small island by boat.
Collocations
小さな島島へ渡る島に住む無人島島国
Mnemonic
島 shima — from 島 (island): 山 (mountain) under part of 鳥 (bird) — a bird alighting on a mountain in the sea. Kun-yomi しま; on-yomi とう (半島, hantou, "peninsula"). Japan is a 島国 (shimaguni, an island nation). Sea vocabulary alongside this batch's 波 and 岸. 船で島へ渡る — learn it with 渡る.
Quick check
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