島（しま）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: island
Example sentences
- 船で小さな島まで行った。 — I went to a small island by boat.
- 日本はたくさんの島からできている。 — Japan is made up of many islands.
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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