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島 = 山 + 鳥
島 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “island”. It is built from 山 (mountain) and 鳥 (bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2098.
- Keyword
- island
- RTK frame
- 2098
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- トウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- しま
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- остров
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 島 island
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 島 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mountain” + “bird”. 島 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 島 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.