きゅうしゅう
Meanings
Noun
1. 中国全土、天下。夏は禹の時代に冀、兗、青、徐、揚、荊、予、梁、雍の九州に分けたという故事より。
古典
2. 日本全土。
雅語・古語 語義1より
Pitch accent
きゅ
うしゅう
Composed of
nine; 9
① 「洲」の代替字。字源は同一である。② 行政単位の呼称。
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
Kitakyushu (city)
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu
to go down to Kyushu
Kyushu Tournament (held in Fukuoka in November)
Examples (11 in total)
He has set off for Kyushu.
Have you ever been to Kyushu?
It was announced that a typhoon was approaching Kyushu.