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
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.