島

See also: 岛, 嶋, 嶌, and 嶹

島 U+5CF6, 島 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5CF6 ← 峵 [U+5CF5] CJK Unified Ideographs 峷 → [U+5CF7]

Translingual

Han character

島 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹日卜山 (HAYU), four-corner 2772₇, composition ⿹㇯鳥灬山)

Derived characters

• 𫮖, 𡻅, 搗, 𰜬, 﨩, 槝, 𪵕, 𫌈, 𦃭, 𭗃

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 312, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8108
• Dae Jaweon: page 612, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 775, character 14
• Unihan data for U+5CF6

Chinese

trad.		島
simp.		岛
alternative forms		㠀 嶋 嶌 隝 嶹／𫝵 㠀 嶋 嶌 隝 嶹／𫝵 隯／陦

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 島
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (鳥) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
島	*tuːwʔ
搗	*taːwʔ
鵃	*rtɯːw, *rtɯːw, *tjiw
瞗	*tɯːw
鳥	*tɯːwʔ
蔦	*tɯːwʔ, *tɯːws
窵	*tɯːws

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tuːwʔ) : phonetic 鳥 (OC *tɯːwʔ) + semantic 山 (“mountain”).

島

Etymology

Reminiscent of Mon လ္ကံ (from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tkɔɔʔ), but probably not related (Schuessler, 2007).

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): dǎo (dao³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˇ

  (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): dào

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): до (do, III)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dou²

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): dou²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): au²

• Gan (Wiktionary): dau³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): tó

  (Hailu, HRS): do^ˊ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): do³

• Jin (Wiktionary): dau²
• Northern Min (KCR): dǒ̤ / dǎu
• Eastern Min (BUC): dō̤
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dor³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tó / tó͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dao²

  (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): dao²

• Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): daau²
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tau
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): dau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tao³
    • Yale: dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dao
    • Palladius: дао (dao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
  • (Xi'an)
    • Guanzhong Pinyin: dào
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau⁵³/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: до (do, III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔ⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: dou²
    • Yale: dóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯³⁵/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: dou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔu³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: au²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /au⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: dau³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tó
    • Hakka Romanization System: do^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: do³
    • Sinological IPA: /to³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: do^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /to²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: do³
    • Sinological IPA: /to³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: dau²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /tau⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: dǒ̤ / dǎu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔ²¹/, /tau²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: dō̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /to³³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: dor³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɒ⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: dor³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɒ³³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Kinmen, Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tó
    • Tâi-lô: tó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doir
    • IPA (Tainan): /tɤ⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen): /to⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Hsinchu, Yilan, Magong, Lukang, Sanxia)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tó͘
    • Tâi-lô: tóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dor
    • IPA (Taipei, Yilan): /tɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Lukang): /tɔ⁵⁵/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /tɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: táu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau⁵²/
  • (Leizhou)
    • Leizhou Pinyin: dao²
    • Sinological IPA: /tau³¹/
• Southern Pinghua
  • (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
    • Jyutping++: daau²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tau
    • MiniDict: tau^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tɔ³⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: dau³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɒu̯⁴¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tawX

Rime
Character	島
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	都晧切
Baxter	tawX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/tɑuX/
Pan Wuyun	/tɑuX/
Shao Rongfen	/tɑuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/tawX/
Li Rong	/tɑuX/
Wang Li	/tɑuX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/tɑuX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dǎo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	dou2

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*tˤuʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*tuːwʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	島
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	dǎo
Middle Chinese	‹ tawX ›
Old Chinese	/*tˁuʔ/
English	island
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	島
Reading #	1/1
No.	9507
Phonetic component	鳥
Rime group	幽
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	倒
Old Chinese	/*tuːwʔ/

Definitions

島

1. island (Classifier: 座 m; 個／个 m c)

   孤島／孤岛  ―  gūdǎo  ―  isolated island

   群島／群岛  ―  qúndǎo  ―  archipelago

   半島／半岛  ―  bàndǎo  ―  peninsula

   海南島／海南岛  ―  Hǎinán Dǎo  ―  Hainan island

2. a surname: Dao

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 島 (“island”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		島, 島嶼
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	島
	Taiwan	島
	Chengde	島
	Chifeng	島
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	島
	Heihe	島, 島子
	Qiqihar	島子
	Harbin	島
	Jiamusi	島
	Baicheng	島
	Changchun	島子
	Tonghua	島
	Shenyang	島
	Jinzhou	島, 島子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	島
	Tangshan	島, 海島
	Cangzhou	島
	Baoding	島
	Shijiazhuang	島
	Lijin	島子
	Jinan	島
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	島子
	Dandong	島
	Yantai	島
	Qingdao	島子
	Zhucheng	島子
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	島
	Jining	島
	Linfen	島
	Shangqiu	島
	Yuanyang	島
	Zhengzhou	島
	Xinyang	島
	Baihe	島
	Xi'an	島
	Baoji	島
	Tianshui	島
	Xining	島
	Xuzhou	島
	Fuyang	島
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	島
	Lanzhou	島
	Dunhuang	島, 島嶼
	Hami	島
	Ürümqi	島
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	島子
	Nanchong	島
	Dazhou	島
	Hanyuan	島
	Xichang	島子
	Zigong	島
	Chongqing	島
	Wuhan	島
	Yichang	島
	Xiangyang	島
	Tianmen	島, 島子
	Guiyang	島
	Zunyi	島
	Bijie	島
	Liping	島
	Zhaotong	島
	Dali	島
	Kunming	島
	Mengzi	島
	Guilin	島
	Liuzhou	島
	Jishou	島
	Changde	島
	Hanzhong	島
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	島
	Yangzhou	島
	Lianyungang	島
	Lianshui	島
	Nantong	島
	Anqing	島
	Wuhu	島
	Hefei	島
	Hong'an	島
Cantonese	Hong Kong	島
	Taishan	島
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	島
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	島
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	島
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	島
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	島
Huizhou	Shexian	島
Jin	Taiyuan	島
	Yangyuan	島
	Datong	島
	Xinzhou	島
	Lüliang (Lishi)	島
	Changzhi	島
	Linhe	島
	Jining	島
	Hohhot	島
	Erenhot	島嶼
	Pingshan	島
	Zhangjiakou	島
	Handan	島
	Linzhou	島
	Suide	島
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	島, 嶼
Wu	Shanghai	島
	Hangzhou	島

Compounds

• 丕林島／丕林岛
• 中業島／中业岛 (Zhōngyèdǎo)
• 中途島／中途岛 (Zhōngtú Dǎo)
• 交通島／交通岛 (jiāotōngdǎo)
• 人工島／人工岛 (réngōngdǎo)
• 伊斯特島／伊斯特岛
• 冰島／冰岛 (Bīngdǎo)
• 冰島漁夫／冰岛渔夫
• 分向島／分向岛
• 分道島塞班島／分道岛塞班岛
• 列島／列岛 (lièdǎo)
• 勿里洞島
• 北島／北岛 (Běidǎo)
• 半島／半岛 (bàndǎo)
• 南威島／南威岛 (Nánwēidǎo)
• 厄爾巴島／厄尔巴岛
• 呂宋島／吕宋岛
• 埤島／埤岛
• 太平島／太平岛 (Tàipíngdǎo)
• 太陽島／太阳岛 (Tàiyángdǎo)
• 威克島／威克岛 (Wēikè Dǎo)
• 孤島／孤岛 (gūdǎo)
• 安全島／安全岛 (ānquándǎo)
• 安汶島／安汶岛
• 富國島／富国岛 (Fùguódǎo)
• 寶島／宝岛 (Bǎodǎo)
• 島國／岛国 (dǎoguó)
• 島夷／岛夷 (dǎoyí)
• 島宇宙／岛宇宙
• 島嶼／岛屿 (dǎoyǔ)
• 島弧／岛弧 (dǎohú)
• 島民／岛民 (dǎomín)
• 島洲／岛洲
• 島狀丘陵／岛状丘陵
• 島瘦郊寒／岛瘦郊寒
• 島蜥／岛蜥 (dǎoxī)
• 嵊泗列島／嵊泗列岛
• 巴芬島／巴芬岛 (Bāfēn Dǎo)
• 巴里島
• 庫頁島／库页岛 (Kùyè Dǎo)
• 廣島／广岛 (Guǎngdǎo)
• 愛德華島／爱德华岛 (Àidéhuá Dǎo)
• 曼哈坦島／曼哈坦岛
• 本島／本岛 (běndǎo)
• 東沙島／东沙岛 (Dōngshādǎo)
• 歐胡島／欧胡岛
• 比基尼島／比基尼岛
• 永興島／永兴岛 (Yǒngxīngdǎo)
• 沖積島／冲积岛
• 海島／海岛 (hǎidǎo)
• 無人島／无人岛 (wúréndǎo)
• 熱島效應／热岛效应 (rèdǎo xiàoyìng)
• 爪哇島／爪哇岛
• 珊瑚島／珊瑚岛 (shānhúdǎo)
• 班克斯島／班克斯岛
• 班艾島／班艾岛
• 環島／环岛 (huándǎo)
• 瓊州島／琼州岛
• 皮島／皮岛
• 砂島／砂岛
• 秦皇島／秦皇岛 (Qínhuángdǎo)
• 絕島／绝岛
• 綠島／绿岛 (Lǜdǎo)
• 綠色矽島／绿色矽岛
• 群島／群岛 (qúndǎo)
• 胰島素／胰岛素 (yídǎosù)
• 臺灣島／台湾岛 (Táiwāndǎo)
• 荒島／荒岛 (huāngdǎo)
• 葫蘆島／葫芦岛 (Húlúdǎo)
• 蓬島／蓬岛
• 蓬萊仙島／蓬莱仙岛 (Pénglái Xiāndǎo)
• 薩哈林島／萨哈林岛 (Sàhālín Dǎo)
• 薩摩斯島／萨摩斯岛
• 蘭氏小島／兰氏小岛
• 西蘭島／西兰岛
• 西西里島 (Xīxīlǐ Dǎo)
• 郊寒島瘦／郊寒岛瘦
• 金銀島／金银岛
• 釣魚島／钓鱼岛 (Diàoyúdǎo)
• 長島／长岛 (Chángdǎo)
• 關島／关岛 (Guāndǎo)
• 離島／离岛 (lídǎo)
• 青島／青岛 (Qīngdǎo)
• 鹿兒島／鹿儿岛 (Lù'érdǎo)
• 黃岩島／黄岩岛 (Huángyándǎo)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (島):

• → Japanese: 島(とう) (tō)
• → Korean: 도(島) (do)
• → Vietnamese: đảo (島)

References

• “島”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01120

Japanese

Kanji

島

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)^{←たう (tau, historical)}
• Kan-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)^{←たう (tau, historical)}
• Kun: しま (shima, 島, Jōyō)

Alternative forms

Kanji in this term
島
しま Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
嶋 嶌 嶼

Etymology 1

/sima/ → /ɕima/

From Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *sima.

Possibly related to Baekje 斯麻 (*syema, “island”) and Middle Korean 셤 (syem), whence modern Korean 섬 (seom, “island”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しま [shìmáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɕima̠]

Noun

島(しま) • (shima) 

1. an island (land surrounded by water)
2. one's domain, territory, turf
3. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 島島(しまじま), 島々(しまじま) (shimajima)
• 縞(しま) (shima, “streak, stripe”)
• 島影(しまかげ) (shimakage)
• 島国(しまぐに) (shimaguni)
• 島尻(しまじり) (Shimajiri)
• 島育(しまそだ)ち (shimasodachi)
• 島台(しまだい) (shimadai)
• 島流(しまなが)し (shimanagashi)
• 淡路(あわじ)島(しま) (Awaji-shima)
• 硫黄(いおう)島(じま) (Iōjima)
• 小(お)島(じま) (ojima)
• 渡島(おしま) (Oshima)
• 喜界(きかい)島(じま) (Kikaijima)
• 大島(おおしま) (Ōshima)
• 沖縄(おきなわ)島(じま) (Okinawa-jima)
• 沖(おきの)永良部(えらぶ)島(じま) (Okinoerabu-jima)
• 加計呂麻(かけろま)島(じま) (Kakeroma-jima)
• 鹿児(かご)島(しま) (Kagoshima)
• 小(こ)島(じま) (kojima)
• 先島(さきしま)諸島(しょとう) (Sakishima-shotō)
• 桜島(さくらじま) (Sakurajima)
• 宝(たから)島(じま) (Takarajima)
• 津(つ)島(しま) (Tsushima)
• 佃(つくだ)島(じま) (Tsukudajima)
• 出(で)島(じま) (Dejima)
• 徳之島(とくのしま) (Tokunoshima)
• 離(はな)れ島(じま) (hanarejima)
• 広島(ひろしま) (Hiroshima)
• 福島(ふくしま) (Fukushima)
• 与論(よろん)島(じま) (Yoron-jima)

Proper noun

島(しま) • (Shima) 

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
島
とう Grade: 3
on'yomi

/tau/ → /tɔː/ → /toː/

From Middle Chinese 島 (MC tawX).

Affix

島(とう) • (tō) ^{←たう (tau)?}

1. island

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 島嶼(とうしょ) (tōsho)
• 島民(とうみん) (tōmin)
• 硫黄(いおう)島(とう) (Iōtō)
• 遠島(えんとう) (entō)
• 群島(ぐんとう) (guntō)
• 孤島(ことう) (kotō)
• 七島(しちとう) (shichitō)
• 諸島(しょとう) (shotō)
• 小島(しょうとう) (shōtō)
• 渡島(ととう) (totō)
• 半島(はんとう) (hantō)
• 本島(ほんとう) (hontō)
• 離島(りとう) (ritō)
• ルソン島(とう) (Ruson-tō)
• 列島(れっとう) (rettō)

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 島 (MC tawX).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	도ᇢ〯 (Yale: twǒw)
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
	Gloss (hun)	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[3]	셤〯 (Yale: syěm)	도〯 (Yale: twǒ)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [도]

Hanja

Wikisource

島 (eumhun 섬 도 (seom do))

1. hanja form^? of 도 (“island”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 도국 (島國, doguk)
• 도민 (島民, domin)
• 도배 (島配, dobae)
• 도서 (島嶼, doseo)
• 도중 (島中, dojung)
• 고도 (孤島, godo)
• 군도 (群島, gundo)
• 반도 (半島, bando)
• 송도 (松島, Songdo)
• 열도 (列島, yeoldo)
• 주도 (洲島, judo)
• 천도 (千島, Cheondo)
• 다도해 (多島海, dadohae)
• 제주도 (濟州島, Jejudo)
• 한반도 (韓半島, Hanbando)
• 화산도 (火山島, hwasando)
• 위화도회군 (威化島回軍, Wihwadohoegun)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [4]

Kunigami

Kanji

島

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Kun: しまー (shimā, 島)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *sima, from Proto-Japonic *sima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕimaː/

Noun

島(しまー) (shimā) 

1. a community
2. an island

Miyako

Kanji

島

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Kun: すぃま (sima, 島)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *sima, from Proto-Japonic *sima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ss̩ma/

Noun

島(すぃま) (sima) 

1. a community
2. an island

Okinawan

Kanji

島

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• On (unclassified): とー (tō)
• Kun: しま (shima, 島, Jōyō)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *sima, from Proto-Japonic *sima. Cognate with Japanese 島 (shima).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕima/

Noun

島(しま) (shima) 

1. a community
2. an island

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 島(しま)国(くに) (shimakuni)
• 島(しま)国(ぐに) (shimaguni)
• 島(しま)米(ぐみ) (shimagumi)
• 島者(しまー) (shimā)
• 島(しま)言葉(くとぅば) (shimakutuba)
• 島(しま)口(ぐち) (shimaguchi)
• 南(ふぇー)ぬ島者(しまー) (fēnushimā)
• 島(しま)尻(じり) (Shimajiri)
• 島(しま)尻(じり)方(ほー) (Shimajirihō)
• 島(しま)流(なが)し (shimanagashi)
• 島(しま)袋(ぶく) (Shimabuku)
• 鳥(とぅい)島(しま) (Tuishima)
• 先(さち)島(しま) (Sachishima)
• 大(うー)島(しま) (Ūshima)
• 大(うー)東(あがり)島(じま) (Ūagari-jima)
• 鹿(か)児(ぐ)島(しま) (Kagushima)
• 黒(くる)島(しま) (Kurushima)
• 桜(さくら)島(じま) (Sakurajima)
• 宝(たから)島(じま) (Takarajima)
• 徳(とぅく)之(ぬ)島(しま) (Tukunushima)
• 離(はな)り島(じま) (hanarijima)
• 道(みち)ぬ島(しま) (Michinushima)
• 硫黄(ゆおー)ヶ島(しま) (Yuōgashima)

Old Japanese

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *sima.

Noun

島 (sima) (kana しま)

1. an island
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Derived terms

Derived terms

• 島島 (simazima)
• 島隠る (simagakuru)
• 島門 (simato₁)
• 島廻 (simami₂)
• 島山 (simayama)
• 敷島, 磯城島 (Siki₂sima)

Descendants

• Japanese: 島 (shima)

Vietnamese

Han character

島: Hán Việt readings: đảo (都(đô)老(lão)切(thiết))
島: Nôm readings: đảo, láo

1. chữ Hán form of đảo (“island”).

Compounds

Compounds

• 島國 (đảo quốc)
• 島嶼 (đảo tự)
• 半島 (bán đảo)
• 冰島 (băng đảo)
• 蓬島 (bồng đảo)
• 崑島 (côn đảo)
• 海島 (hải đảo)
• 溟島 (minh đảo)
• 羣島/群島 (quần đảo)
• 三島 (tam đảo)
• 新島 (tân đảo)

Yaeyama

Kanji

島

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Kun: しぃま (sïma, 島)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *sima, from Proto-Japonic *sima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɨma/

Noun

島(しぃま) (sïma) 

1. a community
2. an island

Yonaguni

Kanji

島

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Kun: ちま (chima, 島)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *sima, from Proto-Japonic *sima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕima/

Noun

島(ちま) (chima) 

1. a community
2. an island