大島

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɕima̠]

Noun

大(おお)島(しま) • (ōshima) ^{←おほしま (ofosima)?}

1. large island
2. Short for 大島紬 (Ōshima-tsumugi).

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.