Word Meaning 島国

しまぐに shimaguni

島国 is read as しまぐに (shimaguni) and means island country.

Meaning

English

  1. island country

Reading

Kana

しまぐに

Romaji

shimaguni

Writing Variants

  • 島国 とうごく tougoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 3819 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

島四国

しましこく

small-scale version of the 88 temples of Shikoku (Awaji Island, Shōdoshima, etc.)

島帝国

とうていこく

island empire

島嶼国

とうしょこく

island country

島国根性

しまぐにこんじょう

island country mentality

半島国

はんとうこく

peninsular country (e.g. Italy, Korea)

マーシャル諸島共和国

まーしゃるしょとうきょうわこく

Republic of the Marshall Islands

小島嶼開発途上国

しょうとうしょかいはつとじょうこく

Small Island Developing States

広島国際大学

ひろしまこくさいだいがく

Hiroshima International University

広島国際学院大学

ひろしまこくさいがくいんだいがく

Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University

鹿児島国際大学

かごしまこくさいだいがく

The International University of Kagoshima

琉球列島米国民政府

りゅうきゅうれっとうべいこくみんせいふ

United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972)

琉球列島米国軍政府

りゅうきゅうれっとうべいこくぐんせいふ

United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1945-1950)

Example Sentences

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にほんはしまぐにです。

Japan is an island country.

Japan is an island country.

Japan and Britain are island countries.

Italy isn't an island.

The earthquake-prone country of Japan is also an island.

Japan and Britain are island countries.

Japan is an island country, and it consists of four main islands.