JLPT N2
島
Island
Onyomi
トウ (tou)
Kunyomi
しま (shima)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
山 (mountain) + 鳥 (bird) + 山 (mountain)
📖 Mnemonic Story
Imagine a solitary **bird** (鳥) flying high over the vast ocean, desperately searching for land. It finally spots not one, but *two* tiny **mountains** (山) poking out of the water, a double peak beckoning it to a small, isolated **island**.
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Quick Hint:
Bird between mountains
Essential N2 Vocabulary
半島
はんとう
Peninsula
列島
れっとう
Archipelago
島国
しまぐに
Island nation
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "島"
日本の ＿＿＿＿＿は 数多くある。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 半島は「はんとう」と読みます。
English: Peninsula is read as 'hantou'.
English: Peninsula is read as 'hantou'.
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