Kjúšú

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 九(きゅう)州(しゅう) (Kyūshū, literally “Nine States”), from Middle Chinese 九 (kjuwX, “nine”) +‎ 州 (tsyuw, “province, prefecture”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkjuːʃuː]
  • Hyphenation: Kjú‧šú

Proper noun

Kjúšú n (indeclinable, relational adjective kjúšúský)

  1. Kyushu (the third largest island of Japan)

Further reading

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