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しま, 島, 嶋

1. island

usu. written as シマ

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

その王は島を治めた。

島, とう

Suffix, in place names

1. Island

Noun, used as a suffix, sometimes read しま

2. insula, island, islet

その王は島を治めた。

は

Particle, pronounced わ in modern Japanese

1. indicates sentence topic

2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

3. adds emphasis

とても, 迚も, とっても

Adverb, とっても is more emphatic

1. very, awfully, exceedingly

before a negative form

2. (not) at all, by no means, simply (cannot)

この雨の中を外出することはとてもできないことです。