Kyushu

Alternative forms

• KyÅ«shÅ«

Origin

From

きゅうしゅう

Kyūshū|lang=ja|sc=Jpan}, from Middle Chinese 九 (kjúw "nine") + 州 (t͡ʃjuw "province", "prefecture").

Full definition of Kyushu

Proper noun

1. The third largest of Japan's islands

Coordinate terms

• Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku