10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2

island

Kun'yomi
  • island ②one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.)
On'yomi
  • トウ
    Island ②insula

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

しま 89.0%
トウ 11.0%

Character Breakdown

island
しま トウ (3rd, N2)
bird, chicken
とり チョウ とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

island ②one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.)
main island ②this island
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants) ②island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
island country
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period
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References

Unicode hex code 5CF6
JIS X 0208 1-37-71
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 230
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1476
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3310
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4103
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2081
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1522
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 183
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 8108
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 358
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 286
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 286
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 292
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 489
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 380
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 362
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 379
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 455
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 543
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1967
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3o7.9
Four corner code 2772.7
De Roo Code 852