Kyushu

See also: Kyúshu, kyūshū, and Kyūshū

English

Alternative forms

• Kyūshū

Etymology

From Japanese 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 (pt) f, Kiushu f
• Russian: Кюсю́ (ru) m (Kjusjú), Кю́сю (ru) m (Kjúsju)
• Spanish: Kyūshū m
• Thai: คีวชู (kiiu-chuu)
• Turkish: Kyuşu, Kyūshū, Kyushu
• Volapük: Kiujuveän (vo)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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

Proper noun

Kyushu f

1. Kyushu (the third largest island in Japan)