meaning'island'
 onyomiトウ
 kunyomiしま
termpronunciationEnglish
しまisland
はんとうpeninsula
れっとうchain of islands
ひろしまHiroshima
なかじまisland in a pond or river
ちしまKurile Islands
ことうsolitary island
こじまsmall island, islet
しまぐに, とうごくisland country (sometimes used as a metaphor for Japan)
しまねisland country
ちょうせんはんとうKorean peninsula
りゅうきゅうれっとうRyuukyuu (Ryukyu) Islands
りゅうきゅうしょとうRyuukyuu (Ryukyu) Islands
ぐんとうisland group, archipelago
りとうisolated (outlying) island, departure from an island
鹿かごしまけんKagoshima prefecture (Kyuushuu)
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