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島
island
N3On: とうKun: しま
Memory Aid
The kanji for ISLAND (島) looks like a BIRD (鳥) on a MOUNTAIN (山) with a FIELD (田) at its base, all surrounded by water.
Vocabulary
島しまisland
半島はんとうpeninsula
列島れっとうarchipelago
島国しまぐにisland nation
離島りとうremote island
Example Sentences
この島はとてもきれいです。
This island is very beautiful.
沖縄は日本の南にある島です。
Okinawa is an island located in the south of Japan.
あの半島の先端まで行きました。
I went to the tip of that peninsula.
日本は多くの島からなる列島です。
Japan is an archipelago made up of many islands.