島しま影かげ

noun

silhouette of an island; faint outline of an island

Refers to the distant, often hazy or shadowy shape of an island as seen from a ship or shore. Used in descriptive, literary, or travel writing.

• 水すい平へい線せんに島しま影かげが浮うかんで見みえた。

  The silhouette of an island appeared on the horizon.

• 霧きりの向むこうに島しま影かげがかすかに見みえる。

  Beyond the fog, the faint outline of an island is visible.