Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しま
Jinmeiyō
た > だ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(しま)() (Shimada

  1. Shimada (a neighborhood of Taketoyo, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname