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").

Proper noun

Kyushu

The third largest of Japan's islands

Coordinate terms

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku

Translations

the third largest of Japan's islands

Arabic: كْيُوشُو‎ m (kyūšū)
Armenian: Կյուսյու (Kyusyu)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 九州 (zh) (Jiǔzhōu)
French: Kyūshū m
German: Kyūshū
Hebrew: קיושו‎
Hindi: क्यूशू (kyūśū)
Japanese: 九州 (ja) (きゅうしゅう, Kyūshū)

Korean: 규슈 (Gyusyu) (九州)
Lithuanian: Kiūšiū
Macedonian: Кјушу n (Kjúšu)
Marathi: क्यूशू m (kyūśū)
Portuguese: Kyushu f, Kiushu f
Russian: Кюсю́ (ru) m (Kjusjú)
Spanish: Kyūshū m
Turkish: Kyuşu, Kyūshū, Kyushu
Volapük: Kiujuveän (vo)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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

Proper noun

Kyushu f

Kyushu (the third largest island in Japan)

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