しま

island

Also:one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.)

What does mean?

is a Japanese noun meaning island in English. It can also be translated as one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.) depending on context. It is written as in kanji, しま in hiragana, and shima in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その王はを治めた。

The king reigned over the island.