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Kanji: 島

KANJI
10 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
しま
 ON 音 
トウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
やま
Meaning:
Island
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
(しま)
island
N2
(はんとう)
peninsula
N2
(れっとう)
chain of islands
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