Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kyushu

/ˈkjuːʃuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: kyushu
IPA: /ˈkjuːʃuː/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.

Etymology

From Japanese 九(きゅう)州(しゅう) (Kyūshū, literally “Nine States”), from Middle Chinese 九 (kjúw, “nine”) + 州 (t͡ʃjuw, “province, prefecture”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Kyūshū (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Hokkaido Honshu Shikoku

Questions

How do you pronounce kyushu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkjuːʃuː/.
What does kyushu mean?: The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.
Where does kyushu come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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