A1 noun Neutre #3,665 le plus courant

shima /ɕima/

A piece of land entirely surrounded by water and smaller than a continent. In a Japanese context, it often refers to the thousands of islands that form the Japanese archipelago.

Exemples

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1

週末は小さな島に行きました。

I went to a small island over the weekend.

2

その島には豊かな自然が残されています。

Rich nature still remains on that island.

3

あの島、海がめっちゃきれいだよ。

The sea around that island is super beautiful.

Famille de mots

Nom
Apparenté
諸島
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Astuce mémo

Look at the kanji 島: it shows a bird (鳥) sitting on a mountain (山) in the middle of the sea.

Quiz rapide

日本はたくさんの( )でできている国です。

Correct !

La bonne réponse est :

Exemples

1

週末は小さな島に行きました。

everyday

I went to a small island over the weekend.

2

その島には豊かな自然が残されています。

formal

Rich nature still remains on that island.

3

あの島、海がめっちゃきれいだよ。

informal

The sea around that island is super beautiful.

4

島弧の形成過程について考察する。

academic

Consider the formation process of island arcs.

5

島しょ部への配送には追加料金がかかります。

business

Additional fees apply for delivery to island areas.

Famille de mots

Nom
Apparenté
諸島

Collocations courantes

無人島 uninhabited island
南の島 southern island
島国 island nation
島に住む to live on an island
島を一周する to go around the island

Phrases Courantes

離れ小島

small isolated island

宝島

treasure island

島流し

exile to an island

Souvent confondu avec

vs

The kanji for 'bird' (tori) looks very similar to 'island' (shima), but 'island' has the mountain radical (山) at the bottom.

vs

This word is also pronounced 'shima' but means 'stripes' and uses different kanji.

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Notes d'usage

When used as a suffix in geographical names (like Hiroshima), 'shima' often changes its pronunciation to 'jima' due to rendaku.

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Erreurs courantes

Learners often misread the kanji for 'bird' (tori) as 'island' (shima) because the only difference is the bottom strokes.

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Astuce mémo

Look at the kanji 島: it shows a bird (鳥) sitting on a mountain (山) in the middle of the sea.

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Origine du mot

Derived from Old Japanese, possibly related to 'shime' (enclosure), referring to land enclosed by water.

Modèles grammaticaux

Used with the counter ~tsu for generic islands Often functions as a suffix in proper nouns
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Contexte culturel

As an archipelago nation, islands are central to Japanese identity and many small islands have unique local traditions.

Quiz rapide

日本はたくさんの( )でできている国です。

Correct !

La bonne réponse est :

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