How to say island in Japanese

JLPTN4
島★【しまshima】嶋

noun:

  • island
  • territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf - usually written using kana alone

Example Sentences

ヒートアイランドHIITOAIRANDO現象genshouのno実体jittai解析kaisekiとto対策taisakuのnoあり方arikataについてnitsuite。
An analysis of the nature of the heat island phenomenon and countermeasures.
このkono牛車gyuushaでde島shima一周isshuuめぐりmeguriしませんshimasenかka。
Why don't we take a drive round the island on this ox carriage?
老年rounenはha死shiにni取り巻かれているtorimakareteiru島shimaであるdearu。
Old age is an island surrounded by death.
毎年maitoshi今頃imagoro、台風taifuuがgaそのsono島shimaをwo襲うosou。
About this time of the year typhoons visit the island.
毎年maitoshi、多くookuのno観光客kankoukyakuがgaこのkono島shimaにni来るkuru。
Many tourists come to this island every year.

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