English
Etymology
From Japanese 九州 (Kyūshū, literally “Nine States”), from Middle Chinese 九 (kjúw, “nine”) + 州 (t͡ʃjuw, “province, prefecture”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kyushu
- The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
Translations
the third largest of Japan's islands
- Arabic: كْيُوشُو m (kyūšū)
- Armenian: Կյուսյու (hy) (Kyusyu)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 九州 (zh) (Jiǔzhōu)
- Czech: Kjúšú (cs) n
- Farefare: Kiuusjuu, Kiuusuu
- French: Kyūshū m
- German: Kyūshū
- Hebrew: קיושו
- Hindi: क्यूशू (kyūśū)
- Japanese: 九州 (ja) (きゅうしゅう, Kyūshū)
- Korean: 규슈(九州) (Gyusyu)
- Latin: Ximum (la)
- Lithuanian: Kiūšiū
- Macedonian: Кјушу n (Kjušu)
- Marathi: क्यूशू m (kyūśū)
- Polish: Kiusiu (pl) n
- Portuguese: Kyushu (pt) f, Kiushu f
- Russian: Кюсю́ (ru) m (Kjusjú), Кю́сю (ru) m (Kjúsju)
- Spanish: Kyūshū m
- Thai: คีวชู (kiiu-chuu)
- Turkish: Kyuşu, Kyūshū, Kyushu
- Urdu: کیوشو (kyūśū)
- Volapük: Kiujuveän (vo)
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Portuguese
Proper noun
Kyushu f
- Kyushu (the third largest island of Japan)