きゅうしゅう
Meanings
Noun
1. Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Kanji used
nine
state
Pitch accent
きゅ
うしゅう
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Composed of
nine; 9
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu
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.
I have never been to Kyushu.
He lives in a small village in Kyushu.
Hokkaido is very cold compared with Kyushu.
I took an airplane from Tokyo to Kyushu.
I'm going to make a tour of Kyushu this summer.
Judging from his accent, he must be from Kyushu.
The main islands of Japan are Hokkaido, Shikoku, Honshu and Kyushu.
I heard that that boy traveled from Hokkaido to Kyushu by bicycle.