島流し Banishment

島流し Banishment / exile to a desert island

The word:	Closer look at the kanji:	B = Beginner | I = Intermediate | A = Advanced
島流し shima nagashi Banishment / exile to a desert island	島 shima island 流し nagashi flow (of water), sink, current	島 shima - island [B] 半島 han tou - peninsula [I] 無人島 mu jin tou - unpopulated island [A] 国際交流 koku sai kou ryuu - international exchange [I] 流れ星 nagare boshi - falling star, shooting star [A]

Henry's ecstatic joy soon turned to sorrow when he learned there was no Pokey or Cal-Pis.

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SUGGESTED USAGE: 宝くじがあたったヘンリーの賞品は、ラッキーなことに島流しだった。 takura kuji ga atatta henri- no shouhin wa, rakki na koto ni shimanagashi datta. Lottery winning Henry won the lucky banishment to a desert island prize.

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

宝くじ takara kuji - lottery
あたった atatta - won, hit simple past of 当たる ataru
ヘンリ henri - Henry foreign names are always written in katakana
賞品 shou hin - prize prize money is 賞金 shou