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Meaning: island

Other meanings: archipelago

Kun'yomi: しま

On'yomi: とう

Example sentences

  • あのしまわたりたい。

    ano <b>shima</b> ni wataritai.

    I want to cross over to that <b>island</b>.

  • このしまうみがきれいだ。

    kono <b>shima</b> wa umi ga kirei da.

    The sea around this <b>island</b> is beautiful.

  • ほんちいさなとうこくです。

    nihon wa chiisana <b>toukoku</b> desu.

    Japan is a small <b>island nation</b>.

  • はんとうせんたんまであるいた。

    <b>hantou</b> no sentan made aruita.

    I walked to the tip of the <b>peninsula</b>.

Practice exercises

  • reading

    Answer: しま / とう

  • meaning

    Answer: island

  • reading

    ぐに

    Answer: しまぐに

  • reading

    はん

    Answer: はんとう

  • reading

    れっ

    Answer: れっとう

  • reading

    じん

    Answer: むじんとう