Oshima

Japanese: 大島 - おおしま

[1][1] The main island of the Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture. Amami Oshima. [2] The main island of the Izu Seven Islands, the northernmost of the Izu Islands in Tokyo. A composite volcanic island with a central crater cone (Miharayama). It has an area of 91 square kilometers. It is part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Izu Oshima. [3] An island in the southernmost part of Wakayama Prefecture. Oshima Port in the center was once a base for inshore whaling, and cruise ships connect it with Kushimoto Port on the opposite shore. It is famous for the Kushimoto Bushi folk song. It is part of Yoshino-Kumano National Park. Kii Oshima. [4] An island in the eastern part of the Genkai Sea in northern Fukuoka Prefecture. It is home to Nakatsumiya Shrine of Munakata Shrine. [5] An island in the Seto Inland Sea in the southeastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Yashirojima. Suo -Oshima . ※Kojiki (712), Vol. 1, "Next, Oshima was born." [6] An island in the southern part of the Geiyo Islands, in northern Ehime Prefecture. It produces Oshima stone. It is connected to the Nishi-Seto Expressway (Setouchi Shimanami Kaido). [7] A district in the southeastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the Seto Inland Sea. [8] A district in the southwestern part of Kagoshima Prefecture, consisting of Amami Oshima. It once included the Tokara Islands and Kuchinoshima Islands. [2] [noun] ① a large island. ※Seiyo Dochu Hizakurige (1870-76), <Kanagaki Robun>, Vol. 5, "Ceylon is Oshima ( Ooshima) in the former Indian Ocean." ② an abbreviation of "Oshima Tsumugi (Oshima pongee)." ※New Plum Calendar (1901) by Kafu Nagai, Vol. 4 "A haori of komon silk crepe and a kosode of rough white Oshima silk"

Oshima Ohoshima

One of the surnames.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

[1][一] 鹿児島県、奄美(あまみ)諸島の主島。奄美大島。[二] 東京都、伊豆諸島の最北端にある伊豆七島の主島。中央火口丘（三原山）をもつ複式火山島。面積九一平方キロメートル。富士箱根伊豆国立公園の一部。伊豆大島。[三] 和歌山県最南部の島。中心の大島港はかつての近海捕鯨の基地で、対岸の串本港との間に巡航船が通じる。串本節で有名。吉野熊野国立公園の一部。紀伊大島。[四] 福岡県北部、玄海灘の東部にある島。宗像(むなかた)神社の中津宮がある。[五] 山口県南東部、瀬戸内海にある島。屋代島。周防(すおう)大島。※古事記（712）上「次に大島を生みき」[六] 愛媛県北部、芸予諸島南部の島。大島石を産出する。西瀬戸自動車道（瀬戸内しまなみ海道）が通じる。[七] 山口県の南東部、瀬戸内海上の郡。[八] 鹿児島県の南西部、奄美大島からなる郡。かつては吐噶剌(とから)列島・口之三島も含まれていた。[2] 〘名〙① 大きな島。※西洋道中膝栗毛（1870‐76）〈仮名垣魯文〉五「錫蘭(セイロン)は前印度海角の大島(オホシマ)にして」② 「おおしまつむぎ（大島紬）」の略。※新梅ごよみ（1901）〈永井荷風〉四「小紋縮緬の羽織に、大島紬(オホシマ)の荒い飛白の小袖」