What does 'Jima' mean in English?

Answer 1

硫黄島 or Iwo Jima (However, it should be properly transliterated from Japanese as "Iōjima") when translated literally means "Sulphur Island".

It's very interesting the first time you hear the proper pronunciation since we're accustomed to saying the 'w' when in actuality there is a long 'o' instead. As the previous poster wrote, it's said いおうじま ioujima。

Answer 2

島 shima, is island but when words are combined the pronunciation of the various parts changes. 佐渡島　sadogashima and　屋久島 yakushima are two well known examples where shima is said normally, while ioujima (Iwo Jima) is one of the better known examples of the 'sh' being altered into the 'j' sound simply by the addition of a couple dash marks when written phonetically. しま becomes　じま