島
Island
Meanings
Island
On'yomi
とう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
しま
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
島 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
島 (Island) is taught on WaniKani at level 12 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #245 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 12
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