Iriomote

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 西(いり)表(おもて) (Iriomote), from Okinawan 西表 (Iriumuti, literally “western front”).

Proper noun

Iriomote

1. The largest of the Yaeyama Islands of Japan, and the second largest in Okinawa Prefecture after Okinawa Island itself.

Derived terms

• Iriomote cat
• Iriomote tit

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西表 (Xībiǎo)

• Japanese: 西表 (Iriomote)
• Okinawan: 西表 (Iriumuti)