Are you aware that Okinawa is closer to China than to Honshu?
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Honshu
//ˈhɑnʃu//
Synonyms for "honshu" (4 found)
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Translations
26 translations across 23 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- هُونْشُو name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Armenian
1 entries- Հոնսյու name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 本州 name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Czech
1 entries- Honšú name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Farefare
2 entries- Hõnsjuu name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
- Hõnsuu name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
French
1 entries- Honshū name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
German
3 entries- Honschu name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
- Honshu name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
- Honshū name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Greek
1 entries- Χόνσου name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Hindi
1 entries- होंशू name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Hungarian
1 entries- Honsú name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Irish
1 entries- Hoinsiú name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Japanese
1 entries- 本州 name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Korean
1 entries- 혼슈 name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Honšiu name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Macedonian
1 entries- Хоншу name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Marathi
1 entries- होन्शू name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Polish
1 entries- Honsiu name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Portuguese
1 entries- Honshu name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Russian
1 entries- Хонсю́ name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Spanish
1 entries- Honshū name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Thai
1 entries- ฮนชู name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Turkish
1 entries- Honşu name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Urdu
1 entries- ہونشو name (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The main islands of Japan are Hokkaido, Shikoku, Honshu and Kyushu.
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Hokkaido is to the north of Honshu.
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Honshu is Japan's largest island.
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