Kanji details for 島
島
                            
                            
                        Common kanji
island
                KUN: 
                - しまshima
ON: 
            
                
            
        - トウtou
Example words(showing 1-10 of 185 results)
noun
1.
island
2.
one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang), one's turf(usually kana)
See also:縄張り (なわばり)
Other readings:
                嶋【しま】
                noun
•
                
island country(sometimes used as a metaphor for Japan)
Other readings:
                島国【とうごく】
                noun
1.
isolated island, outlying island
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
leaving an island