Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

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Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

しま (-shima

  1. (after a noun or a word indicating a condition) state, appearance
    Synonym: さま (sama)
  2. (after a noun) Indicates earliness or haste.

Etymology 2 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of しま – see the following entries.
3
[noun] an island (land surrounded by water)
[noun] one's domain, territory, turf
[noun] This term needs a translation to English.
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spelling
J
[proper noun] Shima (neighborhoods in Japan):
[proper noun] A neighborhood of Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture.
[proper noun] A neighborhood of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture.
[proper noun] A neighborhood of Iida, Nagano Prefecture.
[proper noun] A neighborhood of Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture.
[proper noun] A neighborhood of Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture.
[proper noun] a surname
H
[proper noun] a surname
志摩
[proper noun] Shima (a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan)
[proper noun] Shima Province, an old province of Japan
[proper noun] a surname
J
[noun] stripe
(This term, しま, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as しま, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しま.)

(The following entries are uncreated: , , 揣摩, 死魔, 詩魔, 四万, 志磨, 志満, 志馬, 司馬.)

Okinawan edit

Noun edit

しま (shima

  1. : community, island