Kyushu

See also: Kyúshu, kyūshū, and Kyūshū

English

Wikipedia

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

1. 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)
• Macedonian: Кјушу n ‎(Kjúšu)
• Marathi: क्यूशू m ‎(kyūśū)
• Portuguese: Kyushu f, Kiushu f
• Russian: Кюсю́ m ‎(Kjusjú)
• Spanish: Kyūshū m
• Turkish: Kyuşu, Kyūshū, Kyushu
• Volapük: Kiujuveän (vo)

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

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

Proper noun

Kyushu f

1. Kyushu (the third largest island in Japan)