Save Type Island Usage Japanese Scripts 九州(Japanese Kanji) きゅうしゅう(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /kʲɨᵝː.ɕɨᵝː/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsKyūshū Meaning & History From Japanese 九 (kyū) meaning "nine" and 州 (shū) meaning "province, state". This is the name of an island in Japan.