Memory phrase for the Kanji: 島
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島 |
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Meaning
| island
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Pronunciation |
TŌ
shima |
Explanation |
Top: variation of bird 鳥 (Image of a bird with head 白, wings 一, tail feather フ and talons 灬), bottom: mountain 山 |
Mnemonic
| What (only) a bird can reach and where a mountain is: An island.
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Radicals
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鳥
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bird | Two radicals are equally used for bird, namely: 鳥 and 隹. |
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山
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mountain | Picture of a mountain with three peaks. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 島 |
しま |
island |
| 列島 |
れっとう |
chain of islands |
| 半島 |
はんとう |
peninsula |
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