八や十そ島しまじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounmany islandsarchaicArchaic term for a large number of islands; not used in modern everyday Japanese. Found in classical literature and poetry.古こ事じ記きには「八や十そ島しま」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。The expression '八十島' (many islands) appears in the Kojiki.
