What does "kyushu" mean?

The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.

What is a synonym for "kyushu"?

Common synonyms include: hokkaido.

//ˈkjuːʃuː// name

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The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.

"I hear he traveled by bicycle from Hokkaido to Kyushu."

From Japanese 九(きゅう)州(しゅう) (Kyūshū, literally “Nine States”), from Middle Chinese 九 (kjúw, “nine”) + 州 (t͡ʃjuw, “province, prefecture”).

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