や
八
しま
洲

noun

Archaism.
  1. Japan.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
や
八
しま
洲
 八洲 やしま
や
八
しま
島
 八島 やしま

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
continent, sandbar, island
シュウ　ス　しま (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
state, province
シュウ　ス　す (3rd, N2)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)