Kyushu

See also: Kyúshu, kyūshū, and Kyūshū

English

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Etymology

From Japanese (きゅう)(しゅう) (Kyūshū, literally Nine States), from Middle Chinese (kjúw, nine) +‎ (t͡ʃjuw, province, prefecture).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjuːʃuː/

Proper noun

Kyushu

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

Hypernyms

  • Home Islands

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Proper noun

Kyushu f

  1. Kyushu (the third largest island of Japan)