Definition of kyushu Kyushu
/kjʌˈʃu/ - [kyushu] - Kyu•shu
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| kyushu - the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields | ||
| japanese archipelago, japanese islands, japan lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient | ||
| kitakyushu a Japanese city on northern Kyushu | ||
| fukuoka a city in southern Japan on Kyushu | ||
| nagasaki a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb | ||
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kyushu
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Kyūshū (九州) is the third largest island of Japan. The word "kyushu" originally meant "nine countries/provinces".
The original 9 provinces in Kyushu were Chikuzen, Chikugo, Hizen, Higo, Buzen, Bungo, Hyuga, Osumi, and Satsuma.
Today, Kyushu is made up of 7 prefectures.
As of 2003, 14,779,000 people lived in Kyūshū.
Parts of Kyūshū have a warm climate, like the Miyazaki and Kagoshima regions. Major crops grown there are rice, tea, tobacco, sweet potatoes, and soy; silk is also made. The island is known for many types of porcelain like Arita, Imari, Satsuma and Karatsu.
Part of speech
🔤- kyushu, noun, singular of kyushus.
