Japanese symbol for “islands”
島々
しまじま
Romaji: shimajima
islands
In Japanese, islands is 島々, read しまじま (shimajima).
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Meanings
- n islands
Written forms: 島々、島島、島じま. Readings: しまじま.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “islands”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 島嶼 | とうしょ tousho | islands |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 半島 | はんとう hantou | peninsula |
| 列島 | れっとう rettou | archipelago; chain of islands |
| 中島 | なかじま nakajima | island in a pond or river |
| 小島 | こじま kojima | small island; islet |
| 島根 | しまね shimane | Shimane (prefecture) |
| 朝鮮半島 | ちょうせんはんとう chousenhantou | Korean peninsula |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.