しま

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Suffix

しま • (-shima) 

  1. (after a noun or a word indicating a condition) state, appearance
    Synonym: さま (sama)
  2. (after a noun) Indicates earliness or haste.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of しま – see the following entries.
【島】3
an island (land surrounded by water)
one's domain, territory, turf
This term needs a translation to English.
a surname
Alternative spellings
嶋, 嶌, 嶼
【嶋】J
Shima (neighborhoods in Japan):
A neighborhood of Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture.
A neighborhood of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture.
A neighborhood of Iida, Nagano Prefecture.
A neighborhood of Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture.
A neighborhood of Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture.
a surname
【﨩】H
a surname
【志摩】
Shima (a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan)
Shima Province, an old province of Japan
a surname
【縞】J
stripe
(This term, しま, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as しま, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しま.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 嶼, 嶌, 揣摩, 死魔, 詩魔, 四万, 志磨, 志満, 志馬, 司馬.)

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Noun

しま (shima) 

  1. 島: community, island
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