Kyushu
Meanings
name
- The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Japanese 九(きゅう)州(しゅう) (Kyūshū, literally “Nine States”), from Middle Chinese 九 (kjúw, “nine”) + 州 (t͡ʃjuw, “province, prefecture”).
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