Lingaku島【とう】
Frequency rank: 2,146. – 2,148.
- Islandin place names
- insula; island; isletsometimes read しま
suffix
noun, used as a suffix; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 島【とう】Frequency rank: 2,146. – 2,148.
- とうFrequency rank: 14,928. – 14,979.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- Island
- insula
- islet
This term refers to a piece of land surrounded by water, which can vary in size from small islets to large land masses. It can denote both natural landforms and geographical locations.
This usage is more specific to the Latin-derived term that refers to an island in a broader or more conceptual context, such as in discussions of geography or urban planning.
Ancient Roman cities were often surrounded like islands.
This meaning refers to a very small island, typically one that is not permanently inhabited and often only features some natural vegetation.
Generated collocations (experimental)
しま島をおとずれる訪れるto visit an islandむじんとう無人島uninhabited islandしま島にすむ住むto live on an islandしま島をたんけん探検するto explore an islandりとう離島remote islandしま島のふうけい風景island sceneryしまじま島々islands (in plural)かんこうち観光地としてのしま島island as a tourist destinationしま島のひとびと人々island peopleしま島のぶんか文化island cultureしま島とくゆう特有のせいぶつ生物island-specific fauna/flora
Example sentences
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That's because there weren't any large carnivores in New Guinea.
7. わたしたち私たちののっていた乗っていたひこうき飛行機は、さんれいれいれい３０００めえとるメートルのこうど高度をたもって保って、たいへい太平ようじょう洋上をうぇえくウェークとう島のほうへとんで飛んでいった行った。
The plane we were aboard was flying over the Pacific toward Wake Island at a height of 3,000 meters.
Napoleon was banished to Elba in 1814.
It's worth going to Bali because you can see the amazing sunset.
12. あまぞんアマゾンのじゃんぐるジャングルやにゅうぎにあニューギニアとう島には、いわゆるげんしてき原始的なぶんか文化があり、ようろっぱヨーロッパやあじあアジアやあふりかアフリカにはいわゆるしんぽ進歩したぶんか文化がある。しかし、このいずれのぶんか文化のげんご言語もおなじよう同じようにしんぽ進歩しており、ふくざつ複雑なのである。
There are so-called primitive cultures in the jungles of the Amazon and on the island of New Guinea, and there are so-called advanced cultures in Europe, Asia, and Africa, but the languages of these cultures are all equally advanced and complex.
Thursday Island is situated in the Torres Strait between Australia's northernmost Cape York and New Guinea.
16. しちりあシチリアとう島にあるご5せいき世紀ころ頃ろうまていこくローマ帝国じだい時代のもざいくモザイクには、びきにビキニににた似たふく服でうんどう運動するじょせい女性がえがかれている描かれている。
A woman in movement clothed in what resembles a bikini is drawn on a Sicilian mosaic from 5th century Rome.
The Diaoyu Islands have long been an inherent territory of China.