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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
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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.
The islanders are nice.
We saw an island in the distance.
This island is beautiful.
Greece has many islands.
The small island came into sight.
Japan has lots of islands.
Few people live on the island.
The island was enveloped in a thick fog.
What's the population of this island?
The treasure was buried on the island.
That island is American territory.
We can see the island in the distance.
We were landed on a lonely island.
The island was struck by the typhoon.
How many islands are in Germany?
The island is warm all year.
Coconuts grew on my island.
The weather bureau stationed personnel on the island.
There are many rivers on that island.
By whom was the island discovered?
No one lived on the island at that time.
It's impossible to live on that island.
They built a small village on an island.
They had difficulties reaching the island.
The island is easy to reach by boat.
No animals are to be found on the island.
This island belonged to France in the 19th century.
The island is nearly a mile across.
Once there lived an old woman on a small island.
The island is a paradise for children.
Japan has thousands of islands.
How many people live on this island?
The island showed black in the moonlight.
The island is cut off far from the mainland.
Most snakes on this island are harmless.
How many temples are there on this island?
There weren't many visitors spending their vacations on the island in April.
Japan has countless islands.
In the middle of the lake lies the island.
We took a ferry from the island to the mainland.
That island has a tropical climate.
The economy of the island is dependent on the fishing industry.
Captain Cook discovered those islands.
The island is very easy to reach.
Italo Calvino was born in 1923 in Cuba.
Seen from the sky, the island was very beautiful.
It was hard for them to get to the island.
Do you see that ship near the island?
There once lived an old man on that island.
In winter, the island is covered with ice and snow.
The island is to the south of Japan.
Viewed from a distance, the island looked like a cloud.
The islanders are asking us for help.
We arrived on the island two days later.
The action of the story takes place on an island.
Seen from a plane, that island is very beautiful.
In clear weather, we can see the island from here.
They landed on an island safely yesterday.
Many tourists come to this island every year.
Okinawa is the southernmost island in Japan.
The government transported goods to the island by helicopter.
Japan is an island country, and it consists of four main islands.
There are still some savage tribes on that island.
How long does it take to go to the Toshima Ward Office?
Thanks to the favorable wind, we soon reached the island.
It has never snowed on the island.
Tell me when you first saw the island.
At a distance, the ship looks like an island.
The custom of bowing is peculiar to the islanders.
He took me over to the island in his boat.
It will cost you $100 to fly to the island.
This tour takes in each of the five main islands.
After the disaster, there was scarcely any water left on the island.
Is it possible to land a plane on this island?
Seen from the top of the hill, the island is very beautiful.
A long time ago, there lived an old king on a small island.
The main islands of Japan are Hokkaido, Shikoku, Honshu and Kyushu.
Once upon a time there lived an old king on a small island.
It is believed that the festival comes from the South Pacific islands.
There is no way of reaching the island other than by boat.
He found it difficult to swim to the island.
The island is about two miles off the coast.
Seen from an airplane, the island looks like a big spider.
I had lived in Sendai for ten years before I visited Matsushima.
On an island in the Seine, there is a big church called Notre Dame.
Why don't you try doing whatever you want on this island too?
Whenever I visited the island, I was impressed by the beauty of its nature.
The island as seen from above resembles a pear in shape.
Japan consists of four main islands and many other smaller islands.