Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 鮫島(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. Sa-me-ji-ma [key] Other Forms Forms鮫嶋 Meaning & History ”鮫” (sa me) is meaning ”shark”(in ancient use, ”alligator” ) and ”島”(or ”嶋”) (shima in west Japan , jima in east Japan) is meaning "island" in Japan.informally ”島” means ”territory”.