Meaning of 島々(しまじま) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 島々, 島島, 島じま

Kana Reading しまじま

Romaji shimajima

Examples of 島々, 島島, 島じま, しまじま in a sentence

飛行機から見ると、その島々はとてもきれいだった。

Seen from the plane, the islands were very pretty.
日本は４つの主要な島とたくさんの他の小さな島島から成り立っています。

Japan consists of four main islands and many other smaller islands.
地震が突然その島々を襲った。

The earthquake came upon the islands.
船は島々の間を見えつ隠れつして縫うように進んで行った。

The steamer wound in and out among the islands.
その島々にはどんな動物が住んでいるのですか。

What animals inhabit those islands?

島 JLPT 2

10 strokes

island

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: しま

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