島
island

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

トウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

しま

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:3
Strokes:10
JLPT:2
Frequency:245

Vocabulary

トウ

WordReadingMeaning
群島グントウisland group; archipelago
小島ショウトウsmall island; islet
朝鮮半島チョウセンハントウKorean peninsula
島内トウナイon an island; on-island
半島ハントウpeninsula; Korea

Other

WordReadingMeaning
小島こじまsmall island; islet
小島おじまsmall island; islet
千島ちしまKurile Islands
中島なかじまisland in a pond or river
島しまisland; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

偶
accidentally, couple, even number, man & wife, same kind
Grade 8JLPT 3
鳥
bird, chicken
Grade 2JLPT 4
皇
emperor
Grade 6JLPT 1
甲
A grade, armor, carapace, first class, former, high (voice), instep
Grade 8JLPT 1
重
-fold, esteem, heap up, heavy, important, nest of boxes, pile up, respect
Grade 3JLPT 4
迫
force, imminent, spur on, urge
Grade 8JLPT 1
里
league, parent's home, ri, village
Grade 2JLPT N/A
自
oneself
Grade 2JLPT 4
白
white
Grade 1JLPT 5
画
brush-stroke, picture
Grade 2JLPT 4