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島
English  
island
Kana  
トウ；しま
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Japanese Kanji
島 › island
トウ；しま
Mnemonic

Made up of 鳥(bird) and 山(mountain). So imagine a 'Bird Mountain' isolated on an Island.

by GarrettG
4 weeks ago
+4
Japanese Kanji
島 › island
トウ；しま
Mnemonic

picture a man sitting on a little mountain

by thejojojjjj
2 months, 3 weeks ago
+3
Japanese Kanji
島 › island
トウ；しま
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島　「しま」 - island

半島　「はんとう」 - peninsula

列島　「れっとう」 - archipelago, chain of islands

小島　「こじま」 - small island, islet

by NULL
2 months, 1 week ago
+2
Japanese Kanji
島 › island
トウ；しま
Mnemonic

Try thinking of it as a "funky-shaped island." Islands tend to have some funky shapes.

by islekstlef
1 month, 3 weeks ago
+1
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