GoMe
EN

Vocabulary

What does 島 (しま, shima) mean?

島 (しま, shima) means island.

Quick facts
Readingしま
Romajishima
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
しま
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshima

island

  1. 1noun island
  2. 2noun one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

Example sentences

  • In summer I went to a small island.

  • There is only one shop on this island.

Kanji in this word

Look up another word →

Data sources and licences

Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.