しま

Japanese

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕima̠]

Suffix

しま • (-shima) 

1. (after a noun or a word indicating a condition) state, appearance

   Synonym: さま (sama)

2. (after a noun) Indicates earliness or haste.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of しま – see the following entries.

【島】3 [noun] an island (land surrounded by water) [noun] one's domain, territory, turf [noun] This term needs a translation to English. [proper noun] a surname Alternative spellings 嶋, 嶌, 嶼

【嶋】J [proper noun] Shima (neighborhoods in Japan): [proper noun] A neighborhood of Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture. [proper noun] A neighborhood of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture. [proper noun] A neighborhood of Iida, Nagano Prefecture. [proper noun] A neighborhood of Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture. [proper noun] A neighborhood of Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture. [proper noun] a surname

【﨩】H [proper noun] a surname

【志摩】 [proper noun] Shima (a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan) [proper noun] Shima Province, an old province of Japan [proper noun] a surname

【縞】J [noun] stripe

(This term, しま (shima), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as しま, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しま.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 嶼, 嶌, 揣摩, 死魔, 詩魔, 四万, 志磨, 志満, 志馬, 司馬.)

Okinawan

Noun

しま (shima) 

1. 島: community, island