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See also:
U+5D8B, 嶋
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5D8B

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 46, +11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 山竹日火 (UHAF), four-corner 27727, composition )

  • (Orthodox form)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 319, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8434
  • Dae Jaweon: page 619, character 17
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 794, character 19
  • Unihan data for U+5D8B

Chinese

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“island; : Dao”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

References

Japanese

Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

  1. Alternative form of (island)

Readings

  • Go-on: とう (, )たう (tau, , historical)
  • Kan-on: とう (, )たう (tau, , historical)
  • Kun: しま (shima, )

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しま
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
しま3
an island (land surrounded by water)
one's domain, territory, turf
This term needs a translation to English.
a surname
Alternative spellings
,
(This term, , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(しま) (Shima

  1. Shima (neighborhoods in Japan):
    1. A neighborhood of Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture.
    2. A neighborhood of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture.
    3. A neighborhood of Iida, Nagano Prefecture.
    4. A neighborhood of Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture.
    5. A neighborhood of Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture.
  2. a surname

Korean

Hanja

(do) (hangeul , revised do, McCune–Reischauer to)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.