Kanji

島

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Meanings

island

ES: isla

On
トウ
Kun
しま

Common words

  • 半島はんとうpeninsula
  • 列島れっとうarchipelago, chain of islands
  • 群島ぐんとうisland group, archipelago
  • 孤島ことうsolitary island, isolated island
  • 諸島しょとうarchipelago, group of islands
  • 小島こじまsmall island, islet
  • 千島ちしまKuril Islands, Kurile Islands, Chishima Islands
  • 中島なかじまisland in a pond or river

Example sentences

  • 島しまにはまったく人気ひとけがなかった。

    The island was completely deserted.

    La isla estaba completamente desierta.

    Tatoeba #3222725(opens in a new tab)
  • 湿気しっけの多おおい気候きこうはその半島はんとうの特色とくしょくです。

    A humid climate is characteristic of the peninsula.

    El clima húmedo es característico de la península.

    Tatoeba #149544(opens in a new tab)
  • 日本列島は酷暑に苛まれている。

    The Japanese archipelago is struck by a terrible heat wave.

    El archipiélago japonés ha sido golpeado por una terrible ola de calor.

    Tatoeba #459118(opens in a new tab)
  • その島しまにはとても近ちかづきにやすい。

    The island is very easy to reach.

    Tatoeba #207508(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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