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2 exact word matches found in search '島'
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noun
1. island
2. territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf  (often written with kana only)
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suffix
1. Island  (in place names)
noun (suffix), noun
2. insula; island; islet  (sometimes read しま)
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48 words found beginning with '島'
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noun
island country
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on an island; on-island  (see also: 島外)
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Most common form: しまじま
noun
islands
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2
noun
island country (sometimes used as a metaphor for Japan)
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noun
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure  (abbreviation)
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noun
1. mother tongue (from the island where one was raised)  (often written with kana only; regional dialect: Ryuukyuu-ben)
2. Okinawan neologism (developed by the language revival movement)  (often written with kana only; regional dialect: Ryuukyuu-ben)
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noun
island language; island dialect
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noun
island area; insular region
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noun
islander
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noun
spice made from fruit of Piper retrofractum
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203 words found containing '島' in any position
0
noun
small island; islet
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noun
peninsula
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2
noun
1. island
2. territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf  (often written with kana only)
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noun
archipelago; chain of islands
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noun
island in a pond or river
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0 1
noun
island country
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on an island; on-island  (see also: 島外)
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noun
treasure island
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noun
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
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noun
1. Hiroshima (city)
2. atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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