Kyushu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.

Pronunciation

/ˈkjuːʃuː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kyushu.wav

Word forms

Kyushu Kyūshū

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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