Honšú

See also: Hönsu

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 本(ほん)州(しゅう) (Honshū, “main island”), from Middle Chinese 本 (pwonX, “main”) +‎ 州 (tsyuw, “province”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦonʃuː]
  • Hyphenation: Hon‧šú

Proper noun

Honšú n (indeclinable, relational adjective honšúský)

  1. Honshu (the main island of Japan)

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