大島

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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

• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɕima̠]

Proper noun

大(おお)島(しま) • (Ōshima) ^{←おほしま (ofosima)?}

1. a surname
2. a place name, such as the town of Ōshima within the Ōshima Subprefecture of Tokyo.