NichiDict

島流し

しまながし
[shimanagashi]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruTransitive

exile; banishment

Examples

罪人は島流しの刑に処された。

The criminal was sentenced to exile on an island.

島流しにされた武士が赦免された。

The samurai who had been exiled was pardoned.

政敵を島流しにして権力を握った。

He seized power by banishing his political rivals.