# 島

| 島 | U+5CF6, &#23798; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5CF6 |
| ← 峵 [U+5CF5] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 峷 → [U+5CF7] |

## Translingual
### Han character

島 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹日卜山 (HAYU), four-corner 2772$_7$, composition ⿹㇯鳥灬山)

#### Derived characters

* 𫮖, 𡻅, 搗, 𰜬, 﨩, 槝, 𪵕, 𫌈, 𦃭, 𭗃

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 312, character 4
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8108
* Dae Jaweon: page 612, character 11
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 775, character 14
* Unihan data for U+5CF6

## Chinese

* 島 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 島 (Cantonese)
* 島 (Gan)
* dō̤ (Eastern Min)
* tó (Southern Min)
* 島 (Wu)

### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 島
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 島 | *tuːwʔ |
| 搗 | *taːwʔ |
| 鵃 | *rtɯːw, *rtɯːw, *tjiw |
| 瞗 | *tɯːw |
| 鳥 | *tɯːwʔ |
| 蔦 | *tɯːwʔ, *tɯːws |
| 窵 | *tɯːws |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tuːwʔ): phonetic 鳥 (OC *tɯːwʔ) + semantic 山 (“mountain”).

### Etymology

Reminiscent of Mon လ္ကံ (from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tkɔɔʔ), but probably not related (Schuessler, 2007).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): dǎo (dao$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˇ
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): dào
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): до (do, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dou$^2$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): dou$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): au$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): dau$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): tó
    (Hailu, HRS): do$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): do$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): dau$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): dǒ̤ / dǎu
* Eastern Min (BUC): dō̤
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dor$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tó / tó͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dao$^2$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): dao$^2$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): daau$^2$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^5$tau / $^3$tau
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): dau$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dǎo
*** Wade–Giles: tao$^3$
*** Yale: dǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dao
*** Palladius: дао (dao)
*** Sinological IPA : /tɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: dào
*** Sinological IPA : /tau⁵³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: до (do, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /tɔ⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dou$^2$
*** Yale: dóu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dou$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tou̯³⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: dou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɔu³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: au$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /au⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: dau$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tau²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tó
*** Hakka Romanization System: do$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: do$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /to³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: do$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /to²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: do$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /to³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: dau$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /tau⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: dǒ̤ / dǎu
*** Sinological IPA : /tɔ²¹/, /tau²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dō̤
*** Sinological IPA : /to³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dor$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɒ⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dor$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɒ³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Kinmen, Taichung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tó
*** Tâi-lô: tó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doir
*** IPA (Tainan): /tɤ⁵³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen): /to⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Hsinchu, Yilan, Magong, Lukang, Sanxia)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tó͘
*** Tâi-lô: tóo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dor
*** IPA (Taipei, Yilan): /tɔ⁵³/
*** IPA (Lukang): /tɔ⁵⁵/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /tɔ⁵⁵⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: dao$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: táu
*** Sinological IPA : /tau⁵²/
** (Leizhou)
*** Leizhou Pinyin: dao$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /tau³¹/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: daau$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tau³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tau
*** MiniDict: tau$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tau
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tɔ³⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /tæ⁵²³/
** (Northern: Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Kunshan, Changzhou, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan)
*** Wugniu: $^3$tau
*** MiniDict: tau$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Jiading): /tɔ³⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /ɗɔ⁴⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /tɔ⁴²⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Kunshan): /tɔ⁵²/
*** Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /taɯ⁴⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /tɔ⁴³³/
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /tɔ⁵³/
*** Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /tɒ³³⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /tɔ³²⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /tɔ³⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: dau$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɒu̯⁴¹/
* Middle Chinese: tawX
Rime :
| Character | 島 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 端 (5) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 都晧切 |
| Baxter | tawX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tɑu$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tɑu$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tɑu$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /taw$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /tɑu$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /tɑu$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tɑu$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | dǎo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dou$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*tˤuʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*tuːwʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 島 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | dǎo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ taw$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*tˁuʔ/ |
| English | island |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 島 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 9507 |
| Phonetic component | 鳥 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 倒 |
| Old Chinese | /*tuːwʔ/ |

### Definitions

島
* island (Classifier: 座 m; 個／个 m c)
    孤島／孤岛 ― gūdǎo ― isolated island
    群島／群岛 ― qúndǎo ― archipelago
    半島／半岛 ― bàndǎo ― peninsula
    海南島／海南岛 ― Hǎinán Dǎo ― Hainan island
* a surname, Dao

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 島, 島嶼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 島 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 島 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 島 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 島 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 島 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 島, 島子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 島子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 島 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 島 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 島 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 島子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 島 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 島 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 島, 島子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 島 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 島, 海島 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 島 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 島 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 島 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 島子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 島 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 島子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 島 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 島 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 島子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 島子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 島 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 島 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 島 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 島 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 島 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 島 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 島 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 島 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 島 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 島 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 島 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 島 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 島 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 島 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 島 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 島 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 島, 島嶼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 島 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 島子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 島子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 島, 島子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 島 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 島 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 島 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 島 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 島 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 島 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 島 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 島 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 島 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 島 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 島 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 島 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 島 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 島 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 島 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 島 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 島 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 島 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 島 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 島 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 島 |
| Jin | Datong | 島 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 島 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 島 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 島 |
| Jin | Linhe | 島 |
| Jin | Jining | 島 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 島 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 島嶼 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 島 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 島 |
| Jin | Handan | 島 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 島 |
| Jin | Suide | 島 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 島, 嶼 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 島 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 島 |

### Compounds

* 丕林島 / 丕林岛
* 中業島 / 中业岛 (Zhōngyèdǎo)
* 中途島 / 中途岛 (Zhōngtú Dǎo)
* 交通島 / 交通岛 (jiāotōngdǎo)
* 人工島 / 人工岛 (réngōngdǎo)
* 伊斯特島 / 伊斯特岛
* 冰島 / 冰岛 (Bīngdǎo)
* 冰島漁夫 / 冰岛渔夫
* 分向島 / 分向岛
* 分道島塞班島 / 分道岛塞班岛
* 列島 / 列岛 (lièdǎo)
* 勿里洞島
* 北島 / 北岛 (Běidǎo)
* 半島 / 半岛 (bàndǎo)
* 南威島 / 南威岛 (Nánwēidǎo)
* 厄爾巴島 / 厄尔巴岛
* 呂宋島 / 吕宋岛
* 埤島 / 埤岛
* 太平島 / 太平岛 (Tàipíngdǎo)
* 太陽島 / 太阳岛 (Tàiyángdǎo)
* 威克島 / 威克岛 (Wēikè Dǎo)
* 孤島 / 孤岛 (gūdǎo)
* 安全島 / 安全岛 (ānquándǎo)
* 安汶島 / 安汶岛
* 富國島 / 富国岛 (Fùguódǎo)
* 寶島 / 宝岛 (Bǎodǎo)
* 島國 / 岛国 (dǎoguó)
* 島夷 / 岛夷 (dǎoyí)
* 島宇宙 / 岛宇宙
* 島嶼 / 岛屿 (dǎoyǔ)
* 島弧 / 岛弧 (dǎohú)
* 島民 / 岛民 (dǎomín)
* 島洲 / 岛洲
* 島狀丘陵 / 岛状丘陵
* 島瘦郊寒 / 岛瘦郊寒
* 島蜥 / 岛蜥 (dǎoxī)
* 嵊泗列島 / 嵊泗列岛
* 巴芬島 / 巴芬岛 (Bāfēn Dǎo)
* 巴里島
* 庫頁島 / 库页岛 (Kùyè Dǎo)
* 廣島 / 广岛 (Guǎngdǎo)
* 愛德華島 / 爱德华岛 (Àidéhuá Dǎo)
* 曼哈坦島 / 曼哈坦岛
* 本島 / 本岛 (běndǎo)
* 東沙島 / 东沙岛 (Dōngshādǎo)
* 歐胡島 / 欧胡岛
* 比基尼島 / 比基尼岛
* 永興島 / 永兴岛 (Yǒngxīngdǎo)
* 沖積島 / 冲积岛
* 海島 / 海岛 (hǎidǎo)
* 無人島 / 无人岛 (wúréndǎo)
* 熱島效應 / 热岛效应 (rèdǎo xiàoyìng)
* 爪哇島 / 爪哇岛
* 珊瑚島 / 珊瑚岛 (shānhúdǎo)
* 班克斯島 / 班克斯岛
* 班艾島 / 班艾岛
* 環島 / 环岛 (huándǎo)
* 瓊州島 / 琼州岛
* 皮島 / 皮岛
* 砂島 / 砂岛
* 秦皇島 / 秦皇岛 (Qínhuángdǎo)
* 絕島 / 绝岛
* 綠島 / 绿岛 (Lǜdǎo)
* 綠色矽島 / 绿色矽岛
* 群島 / 群岛 (qúndǎo)
* 胰島素 / 胰岛素 (yídǎosù)
* 臺灣島 / 台湾岛 (Táiwāndǎo)
* 荒島 / 荒岛 (huāngdǎo)
* 葫蘆島 / 葫芦岛 (Húlúdǎo)
* 蓬島 / 蓬岛
* 蓬萊仙島 / 蓬莱仙岛 (Pénglái Xiāndǎo)
* 薩哈林島 / 萨哈林岛 (Sàhālín Dǎo)
* 薩摩斯島 / 萨摩斯岛
* 蘭氏小島 / 兰氏小岛
* 西蘭島 / 西兰岛
* 西西里島 (Xīxīlǐ Dǎo)
* 郊寒島瘦 / 郊寒岛瘦
* 金銀島 / 金银岛
* 釣魚島 / 钓鱼岛 (Diàoyúdǎo)
* 長島 / 长岛 (Chángdǎo)
* 關島 / 关岛 (Guāndǎo)
* 離島 / 离岛 (lídǎo)
* 青島 / 青岛 (Qīngdǎo)
* 鹿兒島 / 鹿儿岛 (Lù'érdǎo)
* 黃岩島 / 黄岩岛 (Huángyándǎo)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 島(とう) (tō)
* → Korean: 도(島) (do)
* → Vietnamese: đảo (島)

### References

* “島”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01120

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)
* Kun: しま (shima, 島, Jōyō)

### Alternative forms

* Kanji in this term
* 島
* しま Grade: 3
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spellings
* 嶋 嶌 嶼

### Etymology 1

/sima/ → /ɕima/
From Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *sima.
Possibly related to Baekje 斯麻 (*syema, “island”) and Middle Korean 셤 (syem), whence modern Korean 섬 (seom, “island”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しま [shìmáꜜ] (Odaka –)
* IPA: [ɕima̠]

#### Noun

島(しま) • (shima)
* an island (land surrounded by water)
* one's domain, territory, turf
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

##### Derived terms

* 島島(しまじま), 島々(しまじま) (shimajima)
* 縞(しま) (shima, “streak, stripe”)
* 島影(しまかげ) (shimakage)
* 島国(しまぐに) (shimaguni)
* 島尻(しまじり) (Shimajiri)
* 島育(しまそだ)ち (shimasodachi)
* 島台(しまだい) (shimadai)
* 島流(しまなが)し (shimanagashi)
* 淡路(あわじ)島(しま) (Awaji-shima)
* 硫黄(いおう)島(じま) (Iōjima)
* 小(お)島(じま) (ojima)
* 渡島(おしま) (Oshima)
* 喜界(きかい)島(じま) (Kikaijima)
* 大島(おおしま) (Ōshima)
* 沖縄(おきなわ)島(じま) (Okinawa-jima)
* 沖(おきの)永良部(えらぶ)島(じま) (Okinoerabu-jima)
* 加計呂麻(かけろま)島(じま) (Kakeroma-jima)
* 鹿児(かご)島(しま) (Kagoshima)
* 小(こ)島(じま) (kojima)
* 先島(さきしま)諸島(しょとう) (Sakishima-shotō)
* 桜島(さくらじま) (Sakurajima)
* 宝(たから)島(じま) (Takarajima)
* 津(つ)島(しま) (Tsushima)
* 佃(つくだ)島(じま) (Tsukudajima)
* 出(で)島(じま) (Dejima)
* 徳之島(とくのしま) (Tokunoshima)
* 離(はな)れ島(じま) (hanarejima)
* 広島(ひろしま) (Hiroshima)
* 福島(ふくしま) (Fukushima)
* 与論(よろん)島(じま) (Yoron-jima)

#### Proper noun

島(しま) • (Shima)
* a surname

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 島
* とう Grade: 3
* on'yomi
/tau/ → /tɔː/ → /toː/
From Middle Chinese 島 (MC tawX).

#### Affix

島(とう) • (tō)
* island

##### Derived terms

* 島嶼(とうしょ) (tōsho)
* 島民(とうみん) (tōmin)
* 硫黄(いおう)島(とう) (Iōtō)
* 遠島(えんとう) (entō)
* 群島(ぐんとう) (guntō)
* 孤島(ことう) (kotō)
* 七島(しちとう) (shichitō)
* 諸島(しょとう) (shotō)
* 小島(しょうとう) (shōtō)
* 渡島(ととう) (totō)
* 半島(はんとう) (hantō)
* 本島(ほんとう) (hontō)
* 離島(りとう) (ritō)
* ルソン島(とう) (Ruson-tō)
* 列島(れっとう) (rettō)

### References

* ↑ Vovin, Alexander (2013) “From Koguryo to T'amna”, in Korean Linguistics‎, volume 15, number 2 (PDF), John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, pages 222-240.
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 島 (MC tawX).
Historical Readings :
| Dongguk Jeongun Reading |||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | 도ᇢ〯 (Yale: twǒw) | 도ᇢ〯 (Yale: twǒw) |
| Middle Korean |||
| Text | Eumhun | Eumhun |
| Text | Gloss (hun) | Reading |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | 셤〯 (Yale: syěm) | 도〯 (Yale: twǒ) |

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [to̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [도]

### Hanja

Wikisource 島 (eumhun 섬 도 (seom do))
* hanja form of 도 (“island”)

#### Compounds

* 고도 (孤島, godo)
* 군도 (群島, gundo)
* 다도해 (多島海, dadohae)
* 도국 (島國, doguk)
* 도민 (島民, domin)
* 도배 (島配, dobae)
* 도서 (島嶼, doseo)
* 도중 (島中, dojung)
* 반도 (半島, bando)
* 송도 (松島, Songdo)
* 열도 (列島, yeoldo)
* 위화도회군 (威化島回軍, Wihwadohoegun)
* 제주도 (濟州島, Jejudo)
* 주도 (洲島, judo)
* 천도 (千島, Cheondo)
* 한반도 (韓半島, Hanbando)
* 화산도 (火山島, hwasando)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Kunigami
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Kun: しまー (shimā, 島)

### Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *sima, from Proto-Japonic *sima.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɕimaː/

### Noun

島(しまー) (shimā)
* a community
* an island

## Miyako
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Kun: すぃま (sima, 島)

### Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *sima, from Proto-Japonic *sima.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ss̩ma/

### Noun

島(すぃま) (sima)
* a community
* an island

## Okinawan
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): とー (tō)
* Kun: しま (shima, 島, Jōyō)

### Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *sima, from Proto-Japonic *sima. Cognate with Japanese 島 (shima).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɕima/

### Noun

島(しま) (shima)
* a community
* an island

#### Derived terms

* 島(しま)国(くに) (shimakuni)
* 島(しま)国(ぐに) (shimaguni)
* 島(しま)米(ぐみ) (shimagumi)
* 島者(しまー) (shimā)
* 島(しま)言葉(くとぅば) (shimakutuba)
* 島(しま)口(ぐち) (shimaguchi)
* 南(ふぇー)ぬ島者(しまー) (fēnushimā)
* 島(しま)尻(じり) (Shimajiri)
* 島(しま)尻(じり)方(ほー) (Shimajirihō)
* 島(しま)流(なが)し (shimanagashi)
* 島(しま)袋(ぶく) (Shimabuku)
* 鳥(とぅい)島(しま) (Tuishima)
* 先(さち)島(しま) (Sachishima)
* 大(うー)島(しま) (Ūshima)
* 大(うー)東(あがり)島(じま) (Ūagari-jima)
* 鹿(か)児(ぐ)島(しま) (Kagushima)
* 黒(くる)島(しま) (Kurushima)
* 桜(さくら)島(じま) (Sakurajima)
* 宝(たから)島(じま) (Takarajima)
* 徳(とぅく)之(ぬ)島(しま) (Tukunushima)
* 離(はな)り島(じま) (hanarijima)
* 道(みち)ぬ島(しま) (Michinushima)
* 硫黄(ゆおー)ヶ島(しま) (Yuōgashima)

## Old Japanese
### Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *sima.

### Noun

島 (sima) (kana しま)
* an island
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Derived terms

* 島島 (simazima)
* 島隠る (simagakuru)
* 島門 (simato$_1$)
* 島廻 (simami$_2$)
* 島山 (simayama)
* 敷島, 磯城島 (Siki$_2$sima)

#### Descendants

* Japanese: 島 (shima)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

島: Hán Việt readings: đảo (都(đô)老(lão)切(thiết))
島: Nôm readings: đảo, láo
* chữ Hán form of đảo (“island”).

#### Compounds

* 三島 (tam đảo)
* 冰島 (băng đảo)
* 半島 (bán đảo)
* 島國 (đảo quốc)
* 島嶼 (đảo tự)
* 崑島 (côn đảo)
* 新島 (tân đảo)
* 海島 (hải đảo)
* 溟島 (minh đảo)
* 羣島/群島 (quần đảo)
* 蓬島 (bồng đảo)

### References

* 1 2 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
* ↑ Trần (2004).
* 1 2 Bonet (1899).
* ↑ Génibrel (1898).
* ↑ Hồ (1976).

## Yaeyama
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Kun: しぃま (sïma, 島)

### Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *sima, from Proto-Japonic *sima.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɨma/

### Noun

島(しぃま) (sïma)
* a community
* an island

## Yonaguni
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Kun: ちま (chima, 島)

### Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *sima, from Proto-Japonic *sima.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ɕima/

### Noun

島(ちま) (chima)
* a community
* an island