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九州

九州

Chinese

nine; 9 province; state (United States); sub-prefecture
simp. and trad.
(九州)

Proper noun

九州

  1. Kyushu (the third largest island of Japan)
  2. Jiuzhou (the nine ancient provinces)

Japanese

九州 (Kyūshū): Kyushu.
Kanji in this term
きゅう
Grade: 1
しゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Proper noun

九州 (hiragana きゅうしゅう, romaji Kyūshū, historical hiragana きうしう)

  1. Kyushu, the third largest island of Japan

Descendants

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3