硫黄島

See also: 硫黃島 and 硫黄岛

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
硫	黄	島
い Grade: S	おう Grade: 2	とう Grade: 3
jukujikun		on’yomi

Alternative spelling
硫黃島 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 硫黄 (iō, “sulfur”) +‎ 島 (-tō, “island”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いおーとー [ìóótóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [io̞ːto̞ː]

Proper noun

硫(い)黄(おう)島(とう) • (Iōtō) ^{←いわうたう (iwautau)?}

1. Iwo Jima (volcanic island in Japan’s Ogasawara Islands chain)

   Synonym: 中硫黄島 (Naka-Iōtō)

Derived terms

• 北(きた)硫黄(いおう)島(とう) (Kita-Iōtō)
• 南(みなみ)硫黄(いおう)島(とう) (Minami-Iōtō)

See also

• 硫黄(いおう)列島(れっとう) (Iō Rettō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
硫	黄	島
い Grade: S	おう Grade: 2	しま > じま Grade: 3
jukujikun		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
硫黃島 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 硫黄 (iō, “sulfur”) +‎ 島 (shima, “island”).

The shima changes to jima as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いおーじま [ìóójímá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [io̞ːʑima̠]

Proper noun

硫(い)黄(おう)島(じま) • (Iōjima) ^{←いわうじま (iwauzima)?}

1. (inexact, now sometimes proscribed) Iwo Jima (A volcanic island located in the Satsunan Islands)

   Synonyms: 硫黄ヶ島 (Iōgashima), 鬼界ヶ島 (Kikaigashima), 薩摩硫黄島 (Satsuma Iōjima), 吐噶喇硫黄島 (Tokara Iōjima)

2. (historical, now uncommon) an island in the Volcano Islands [since 1944]

Usage notes

Previously used interchangably with the reading Iōtō above, the original form of the Volcano island has been mandated for official purposes since 2007.

Descendants

• → English: Iwo Jima