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島 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 島 意味

island

島 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

しま shima

KUNYOMI 訓読み

トウ tou

Examples

その王は島を治めた。The king reigned over the island.
ナポレオンはセントヘレナ島へ流された。Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena.
島が見えてきた。An island came in sight.
遠くに島が見えた。We saw an island in the distance.
遠方にその島が見える。We can see the island in the distance.
カリブ海には島が多い。The Caribbean abounds with islands.
飛行機は島の上を飛んだ。The plane flew over the island.
はるかその島が見えます。You can see the island in the distance.
その島は台風に襲われた。The island was struck by the typhoon.
その島には定期便はない。There is no regular boat service to the island.

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