島 Kanji – island
The Japanese kanji 島 can mean island.
Meaning and Readings
How is 島 read?
島 has the onyomi reading トウ and the kunyomi reading しま.
In romaji, these readings can be written as tou, shima.
Common Japanese Words Using 島
These common Japanese words contain 島. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 群島(ぐんとう) — island group, archipelago
- 孤島(ことう) — solitary island, isolated island
- 諸島(しょとう) — archipelago, group of islands
- 小島(こじま) — small island, islet
- 千島(ちしま) — Kurile Islands
- 中島(なかじま) — island in a pond or river
- 朝鮮半島(ちょうせんはんとう) — Korean peninsula
- 島(しま) — island
- 島根(しまね) — Shimane (prefecture)
- 島内(とうない) — on an island, on-island