Kyushu

Kyushu

See also: Kyúshu, kyūshū, and Kyūshū

English

Alternative forms

• Kyūshū

Etymology

From 九州 (きゅうしゅう Kyūshū, “Nine States”), from Middle Chinese 九 (kjúw "nine") + 州 (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

Coordinate terms

• Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku

Translations

the third largest of Japan's islands

Arabic: كْيُوشُو‎ m (kyūšū) Armenian: Կյուսյու (hy) (Kyusyu) Chinese: Mandarin: 九州 (zh) (Jiǔzhōu) 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) Portuguese: Kyushu f, Kiushu f Russian: Кюсю́ (ru) m (Kjusjú), Кю́сю (ru) m (Kjúsju) Spanish: Kyūshū m Turkish: Kyuşu, Kyūshū, Kyushu Volapük: Kiujuveän (vo)

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Kiushu
• Kiuchu, Kiuxu, Kyusho, Kyuchu, Kyúshu, Quiushu, Quiuxu (rare)

Proper noun

Kyushu f

1. Kyushu (the third largest island in Japan)