Illustration: From an elevated viewpoint above a small coastal island, the whole irregular shoreline can be followed without interruption. Water separates every edge from the distant mainland. A few houses cluster around a tiny harbor, with vegetable plots and a wooded hill behind them.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

島しま

shima

island

Example sentences

  1. カリブ海かいには島しまが多おおい。

    The Caribbean abounds with islands.

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  2. 島しまが見みえてきた。

    An island came in sight.

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  3. 遠とおくに島しまが見みえた。

    We saw an island in the distance.

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Kanji in 島

  • 島islandOnトウKunしま

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