島国

しまぐに

island country

What does 島国 mean?

島国 is a Japanese noun meaning island country in English. It is written as 島国 in kanji, しまぐに in hiragana, and shimaguni in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

日本とイギリスは島国である。

Japan and Britain are island countries.