Today’s Kanji is “島” (shima); Kanji for “island”.
Handwritten Kanji “島” (shima)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “島”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 島 | トウ しま | tou shima | 10 | 山 | island |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “島”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 日本列島 | にっぽんれっとう | Nipponrettō | Japanese islands |
| ハワイ諸島 | はわいしょとう | Hawai shotō | Hawaiian Islands |
| 無人島 | むじんとう | Mujintō | A desert island |
