島とう

suffix

Island (suffix in place names)

Suffix attached to island names, read as とう. Used in official and common geographical names.

• バリ島とうは観かん光こう客きゃくに人にん気きがある。

  Bali is popular with tourists.

noun, used as a suffix, noun

island; islet

Noun or noun suffix, sometimes read しま in certain names or contexts. Refers to an island or islet.

• 多おおくの離り島とうでは医い療りょう体たい制せいが課か題だいだ。

  On many remote islands, medical services are a challenge.