Honshu

See also: Honshū

English

Alternative forms

• Honshū

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 本州 (honshū, “main island”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese 本 (pwón "main") + 州 (t͡ʃjuw "province").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnʃu/

Proper noun

Honshu

1. The main island of the Japanese Archipelago.

Synonyms

• Niphon (obsolete)

Coordinate terms

• Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku

Translations

the main island of the Japanese Archipelago

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

  Mandarin: 本州 (zh) (Běnzhōu)

• French: Honshū m
• German: Honshū
• Greek: Χόνσου (el) f (Chónsou) (rare n)
• Hindi: होन्शू (honśū)
• Hungarian: Honsú (hu)
• Irish: Hoinsiú
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 本州 (ja) (ほんしゅう, Honshū)
• Korean: 혼슈 (Honsyu) (本州)
• Lithuanian: Honšiu
• Macedonian: Хоншу (Honšu)
• Portuguese: Honshu f
• Russian: Хонсю́ (ru) m (Xonsjú)
• Spanish: Honshū m
• Thai: เกาะฮนชู (gòr honchoo)
• Turkish: Honşu

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Honshu f

1. Honshu (the main island in Japan)