Chinese

Proper noun

琉球

1. Ryukyu
2. (～嶼) Lamay Island

   八月十五彼一天，船要離開琉球港。 [Taiwanese, trad.]

   八月十五彼一天，船要离开琉球港。 [Taiwanese, simp.]

   From: 陳一郎, 行船人的純情曲

   Poeh-goe̍h cha̍p-gō͘ hit chi̍t kang, chûn beh lī-khui Liû-khiû káng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   On the fifteenth day of the eight month, the boat will be leaving the harbour of Lamay Island.

3. (～鄉) Liuqiu Township, Pingtung

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) りゅうきゅ​う [ryùúkyúꜜù] (Nakadaka - [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [rjɯᵝːkjɯᵝː]

Proper noun

琉球 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 琉毬, hiragana りゅうきゅう, romaji Ryūkyū, historical hiragana りうきう)

1. Ryukyu

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