Honshu

See also: Honshū

English

Alternative forms

• Honshū

Etymology

From Japanese 本州 (honshū, “main island”), from Middle Chinese 本 (pwón, “main”) +‎ 州 (t͡ʃjuw, “province”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnʃu/

Proper noun

Honshu

1. The main island of the Japanese Archipelago.

Synonyms

• Niphon (obsolete)

Coordinate terms

• Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku

Derived terms

• Honshu wolf

 

Translations

the main island of the Japanese Archipelago

• Arabic: هُونْشُو m (hunšū)
• Armenian: Հոնսյու (Honsyu)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 本州 (zh) (Běnzhōu)

• Farefare: Hõnsjuu, Hõnsuu
• French: Honshū m
• German: Honshū n, Honshu (de) n, Honschu n
• Greek: Χόνσου (el) f (Chónsou) (rare n)
• Hindi: होन्शू (honśū)
• Hungarian: Honsú (hu)
• Irish: Hoinsiú
• Japanese: 本州 (ja) (ほんしゅう, Honshū)
• Korean: 혼슈(本州) (Honsyu)
• Lithuanian: Honšiu
• Macedonian: Хоншу (Honšu)
• Portuguese: Honshu (pt) f
• Russian: Хонсю́ (ru) m (Xonsjú)
• Spanish: Honshū m
• Thai: ฮนชู (th) (hon-chuu)
• Turkish: Honşu

Portuguese

Proper noun

Honshu f

1. Honshu (the main island in Japan)