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:N2

Frequency:245

Vocabulary

トウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind

armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace

heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

urge, force, imminent, spur on

ri, village, parent's home, league

Grade 2JLPT N/A

brush-stroke, picture