おきなは

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おきなは – see the following entry.

【沖縄おきなわ】 [noun] (rare, possibly obsolete) a rope used to catch fish [proper noun] the main island in the Okinawa Islands: Okinawa Island [proper noun] a group of islands known as the Okinawa Islands [proper noun] the southern-most Japanese prefecture: Okinawa Prefecture

(This term, おきなは (okinafa), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)