JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 島: "island"
The kanji 島 means "island". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read トウ in on'yomi and しま in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しま
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | island |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 245 of 2,501 |
Common words with 島
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 島island · one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
- 島Island · insula; island; islet
- 無人島uninhabited island; desert island
- 広島Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
- 中島island in a pond or river
- 小島small island; islet
- 島田pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
- 福島Fukushima (city, prefecture)
- 孤島solitary island; isolated island
- 島国island country
- 半島peninsula · Korea
- 島々islands
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