大島

Japanese
Kanji in this term
大 島
おお
Grade: 1		 しま
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 大 (ō, “great, big, grand, large”) +‎ 島 (shima, “island”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːɕima̠]

Proper noun

大(おお)島(しま) • (Ōshima) ←おほしま (ofosima)?

  1. a surname
  2. a place name, such as the town of Ōshima within the Ōshima Subprefecture of Tokyo.
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