しま – Vocabulary details

しま

Noun

1. island

この島しまでしか食たべられないものを作つくりたいって。They said they want to make something that can only be eaten on this island.

2. one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

usu. written as シマ

ここは別べつの組くみのシマだから気きをつけろ。This is another gang's turf, so be careful.

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left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country

left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable

イギリスはしまです。

Britain is an island.

オーストラリアって、しま？

Is Australia an island?

海うみにはしまがある。

There are islands on the sea.

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