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しま
Meanings
Noun
1. island
2. one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
usu. written as シマ
Alt. forms
島しま
93%
嶋しま
2%
しま
1%
シマ
1%
Pitch accent
し
ま
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Used in vocabulary (63 in total)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
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Examples (92 in total)
Britain is an island.
Is Australia an island?
There are islands on the sea.
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