Standard word for an island. Can also refer to an isolated area or a territory in certain contexts.
日本は多くの島からなる国です。
Japan is a country made up of many islands.
その島には珍しい動物が住んでいる。
Rare animals live on that island.
Slang term for a person's or group's territory, especially in contexts like sex work or organized crime. Usually written in katakana as シマ.
この辺りはあの組のシマだ。
This area is that gang's turf.
彼女は自分のシマで商売をしている。
She does business on her own territory.
He lives on a small island.
If you encroach on another gang's turf, it leads to trouble.
We went sightseeing, crossing between islands by boat.
The gang members moved to protect their turf.
island country; island nation
islands; many islands
treasure island
exile to an island; banishment
floating island of aquatic plants · mirage island; island appearing to float
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
bottom part of the upper cross-beam of a torii
cat island; island with a large domestic cat population
matchlock; arquebus
ornament representing the Isle of Eternal Youth
traditional Okinawan folk music; island songs
island mountain
silhouette of an island; faint outline of an island
Blakiston's fish owl
Okinawan pig breed
lee of an island; area hidden by an island
island wind; wind blowing on an island
many islands