What does kanji 島 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 島 is island.

How is kanji 島 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 島 are しま; the onyomi readings are トウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 島?

Kanji 島 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 島?

The main radical for kanji 島 is 山.

What words use kanji 島?

Example words that use kanji 島 include 島国, 島根, 島じま, 島内.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 8

島

Meaning

Kanji 島

island

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: しま
Onyomi 音読み: トウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #245
Strokes: 10
Radical: 山
Components: 山 • 白 • 鳥
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 272 entries that include this kanji.

島国

しまぐに

island country

島根

しまね

Shimane (prefecture)

島じま

しまじま

islands

島内

とうない

on an island

島

とう

Island

島くとぅば

しまくとぅば

Okinawan neologism (developed by the language revival movement)

島ことば

しまことば

island language

島しょ

とうしょ

islands

島しょ国

とうしょこく

island country

島しょ部

とうしょぶ

island area

島ぞうり

しまぞうり

decorated flip-flops (esp. in Okinawa)

島の制約

しまのせいやく

island constraint

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その島には小さな港がある。

That island has a small port.

夏に南の島へ行きたい。

I want to go to a southern island in summer.

あの島は船でしか行けない。

That island can only be reached by boat.

島の人たちは親切だった。

The people on the island were kind.

その島は地図にのっていない。

That island is not on the map.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

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