大島
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 島 |
おお Grade: 1 | しま Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 大 (ō, “great, big, grand, large”) + 島 (shima, “island”).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [o̞ːɕima̠]
Proper noun
大島 • (Ōshima) ←おほしま (ofosima)?
- a surname
- a place name, such as the town of Ōshima within the Ōshima Subprefecture of Tokyo.