Keyword
island
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig2098
Old form
Readings
しま
(66%)
とう
(26%)
じま
(7%)
Composed of
white
one
horse saddle
mountain
Used in kanji (1 in total)
pound
Used in vocabulary (243 in total)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Island; insula; island; islet
uninhabited island; desert island
Examples (168 in total)
The small island came into sight.
Japan has lots of islands.
There are islands on the sea.
Seen from the sky, the island was very beautiful.
Few people live on the island.
There are many rivers on that island.
The islanders are nice.
By whom was the island discovered?
Who discovered the island?
It was hard for them to get to the island.
Do you see that ship near the island?
We saw an island in the distance.
You can see the island in the distance.
No one lived on the island at that time.
There once lived an old man on that island.
It's impossible to live on that island.
The island is covered with ice and snow during the winter.
In winter, the island is covered with ice and snow.
The island is to the south of Japan.
This island is beautiful.
Viewed from a distance, the island looked like a cloud.
They built a small village on an island.
He found it difficult to swim to the island.
It has never snowed on the island.
The islanders are asking us for help.
The island was enveloped in a thick fog.
Tell me when you first saw the island.
They had difficulties reaching the island.
The island is easy to reach by boat.
We arrived on the island two days later.
The action of the story takes place on an island.
Where is Yongbyon island?
No animals are to be found on the island.
At a distance, the ship looks like an island.
Why don't you try doing whatever you want on this island too?
Seen from a plane, that island is very beautiful.
Seen from the plane, the island looks very beautiful.
Seeing these islands from the airplane, we thought that they were really beautiful.
The plane flew over the island.
Britain is an island.
This island belonged to France in the 19th century.
In clear weather, we can see the island from here.
What's the population of this island?
The island is nearly a mile across.
The treasure was buried on the island.
The custom of bowing is peculiar to the islanders.
Once there lived an old woman on a small island.
The island is a paradise for children.
The island is about two miles off the coast.
The island lies a mile off the coast.
It will cost you $100 to fly to the island.
He took me over to the island in his boat.
He was kind enough to take us over to the island in his boat.
That island is American territory.
The king reigned over the island.
The river flows along the north of island.
That island was governed by France at one time.
They landed on an island safely yesterday.
The island lies to the west of Japan.
Okinawa is the southernmost island in Japan.
This tour takes in each of the five main islands.
Japan consists of four main islands.
Japan has thousands of islands.
After the disaster, there was scarcely any water left on the island.
There were no signs of life on the island.
Every part of the island has been explored.
Many tourists come to this island every year.
We were landed on a lonely island.
There's only one store on the island.
There is no way of reaching the island other than by boat.
We can see the island in the distance.
Is it possible to land a plane on this island?
The island was struck by the typhoon.
The inhabitants of the island are friendly.
How many people live on this island?
How long do you plan to stay on this island?
How long did you live on the island?
The island showed black in the moonlight.
The island is cut off far from the mainland.
It's forty kilometers from the island to the mainland.
Seen from the top of the hill, the island is very beautiful.
Seen from an airplane, the island looks like a big spider.
He hopes to explore the uninhabited island.
Most snakes on this island are harmless.
A long time ago, there lived an old king on a small island.
I had lived in Sendai for ten years before I visited Matsushima.
The government transported goods to the island by helicopter.
Our boat approached the small island.
How many temples are there on this island?
How many islands are in Germany?
Whenever I visited the island, I was impressed by the beauty of its nature.
The devil destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
There's a place called Kuchiwa in Hiroshima.
I am from Hiroshima, but now I live in Tokyo.
The war broke out when she was in Hiroshima.
She likes Hiroshima better than any other city.
She lived in Hiroshima until she was ten.
I have never been to Hiroshima.
I go to Hiroshima three times a month.
I was born in Hiroshima in 1945.
In the middle of the lake lies the island.
There weren't many visitors spending their vacations on the island in April.
Japan has countless islands.
In addition to English, Mr. Nakajima can speak German fluently.
Is Australia an island?
Many years ago, I visited the center of Hiroshima.
The weather bureau stationed personnel on the island.
Italy isn't an island country.
Japan and Britain are island countries.
Japan is an island country surrounded by the sea on all sides.
Japan is an island country.
Japan is an island country, and it consists of four main islands.
Greece has many islands.
There are still some savage tribes on that island.
A humid climate is characteristic of the peninsula.
How many innocent civilians were killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
What animals inhabit those islands?
Seen from the plane, the islands were very pretty.
We took a ferry from the island to the mainland.
That island has a tropical climate.
The train runs between Tokyo and Kagoshima.
I've never visited Kagoshima, but I intend to this summer.
The economy of the island is dependent on the fishing industry.
The main islands of Japan are Hokkaido, Shikoku, Honshu and Kyushu.
Captain Cook discovered those islands.
The island is warm all year.
Once upon a time there lived an old king on a small island.
How long does it take to go to the Toshima Ward Office?
Churches were erected all over the island.
It's worth going to Bali because you can see the amazing sunset.
The atomic bomb destroyed the entire city of Hiroshima.
The island is very easy to reach.
Have you ever been to the Korean Peninsula?
On the 11th of March 2011, an unprecedented accident took place in Fukushima.
Japan is a group of islands with many mountains and almost no forests.
There is no regular boat service to the island.
They dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
Coconuts grew on my island.
A few years ago, I tried a Japanese-style bath on New Zealand's South Island.
It is believed that the festival comes from the South Pacific islands.
Thanks to the favorable wind, we soon reached the island.
Yukio Mishima killed himself in 1970.
He was exiled to an island for the crime of high treason.
On an island in the Seine, there is a big church called Notre Dame.
Shimane Prefecture's capital is Matsue City.
Hiroshima Prefecture's capital is Hiroshima City.
Tokushima Prefecture's capital is Tokushima City.
Fukushima Prefecture's capital is Fukushima City.
A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.8 hit the Japanese islands today.
Have you ever been to Guam?
I went on a ten-day trip to Easter Island.
Tom's company is incorporated in the Cayman Islands.
The island as seen from above resembles a pear in shape.
I recommend Maui.
He abandoned his family and moved to Tahiti.
Napoleon was banished to Elba in 1814.
Kagoshima Prefecture's capital is Kagoshima City.
Japan consists of four main islands and many other smaller islands.
Tajima went to London by way of Paris.
Are you related to the Nagashima family?
Cockburn Town is the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena.
That's because there weren't any large carnivores in New Guinea.
The world's largest telescope is in the Canary Islands.
In 1958, the statue was built in the Hiroshima Peace Park.
At the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, all the reactors stopped just after the quake.
Italo Calvino was born in 1923 in Cuba.