Ryukyu

//ˈɹjuːkjuː//

"Ryukyu" in a Sentence (3 examples)

During the 15th century, the Ryukyu Kingdom was a tributary state of Imperial China.

White Butterflies in Japan.[...]Shortly after this I left Yokohama for the Ryukyu Islands, and next had my attention attracted by the "White" in the Bay of Kagoshima.

About 140 people live on Kuchinoerabu island in the Ryukyu archipelago, which is approximately 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of the main southern island of Kyushu.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.