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しま

rarely used kanji formnounnoun (generic)usually written using kana alone

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Meanings

  • island
  • one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf

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Example sentences

あのしまちいさいです。

That island is small.

わたしたちはふねしまきました。

We went to the island by boat.

そのしまにはがたくさんあります。

There are many trees on that island.

夏休なつやすみに家族かぞくしま旅行りょこうしたいです。

I want to travel to an island with my family during summer vacation.

日本にほんはたくさんのしまからできているくにです。

Japan is a country made up of many islands.