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3/9/2020, 1:41 AM Mike C
7/11/2015, 6:57 AM m4yb3_daijirou
3/21/2015, 12:09 PM m4yb3_daijirou

Name Kyūshū
Type Region
Usage Japanese
Scripts 九州 (kanji), きゅうしゅう (hiragana), キュウシュウ (katakana)
Pronounced Pron. KYUU:-SHUU:
Other Forms FormsKyushu, Kyuushuu
Edit Status Statusnot set
Added 3/21/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou
Edited 3/9/2020 by Mike C

Meaning & History

This is the name of a region and island in south-west Japan.

The kanji used for this are 九 (kyuu, ku, kokono, kokono.tsu) meaning "nine" and 州 (shuu, su, su) meaning "province, state."

The region & island is named this because there used to be 9 ancient provinces on the island, where as now, it contains 7 prefectures.