Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
しま
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (ō, great, big, grand, large) +‎ (shima, island).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(おお)(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.