十六島

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
十	六	島
じゅう Grade: 1	ろく Grade: 1	しま Grade: 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Literally "sixteen islands"; 十(じゅう)六(ろく) (jūroku, “sixteen”) + 島(しま) (shima, “island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨːɾo̞kɯ̟ɕima̠]

Proper noun

十(じゅう)六(ろく)島(しま) • (Jūrokushima) 

1. a region in Ibaraki Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
十	六	島
Grade: 1	Grade: 1	Grade: 3
irregular

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟p̚pɯ̟ɾɯ̟i]

Proper noun

十六島(うっぷるい) • (Uppurui) 

1. a place in Izumo, Shimane, famous for production of nori