Tsushima

English
Tsushima Island and Strait in the Korea Strait between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan

Alternative forms
  • Tsu-shima

Etymology

Romanized from Japanese 対馬 (Tsushima). Unrelated to the Japanese word 島 (shima, “island”). When the primary island is specifically described in Japanese, 対馬島 takes on the separate pronunciations Tsushimajima or Tsushimatō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tsuːʃiːmə/, /suːʃiːmə/

Proper noun

Tsushima

  1. An island in Nagasaki, Japan, between the Home Islands and Korea, now divided by early modern canals.
  2. A city in Nagasaki, Japan, coterminous with the main island of Tsushima.
  3. An archipelago in Nagasaki, Japan, surrounding the main island of Tsushima.
  4. A strait in Japan, between Tsushima Island and the Home Islands, the location of a major 1905 battle in the Russo-Japanese War.

Derived terms
  • Tsushima Strait

Translations
Translations

Japanese

Romanization

Tsushima

  1. Rōmaji transcription of つしま
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