Meaning of "Honshu" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF HONSHU

Honshu  [ˈhɒnʃuː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HONSHU

Honshu is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HONSHU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Honshu

Honshu (本州, Honshū?, literally "Main Island" or "Main Province") ( ( listen)) is the largest and most populous island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Straits. It is the seventh largest island in the world, and the second most populous after Java. It had a population of 103 million in 2005, mostly concentrated in the available lowlands, notably in the Kantō plain where 25% of the total population reside in the Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama and Chiba cities. Most of the nation's industry is located along the belt running from Tokyo along Honshu's southern coastal cities, including Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe, and Hiroshima, part of the Taiheiyō Belt. The economy along the northwestern coast by the Sea of Japan is largely based on fishing and agriculture; Niigata is noted as an important producer of rice. The Kantō and Nōbi plains produce rice and vegetables. Yamanashi is a major fruit-growing area, and Aomori is famous for its apples.

Definition of Honshu in the English dictionary

The definition of Honshu in the dictionary is the largest of the four main islands of Japan, between the Pacific and the Sea of Japan; regarded as the Japanese mainland; includes a number of offshore islands and contains most of the main cities. Pop: 102 324 961. Area: 230 448 sq km Also called: Hondo.

TRANSLATION OF HONSHU

Find out the translation of Honshu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Honshu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Honshu» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 本州
• Translator English - Spanish: Honshu
• English: Honshu
• Translator English - Hindi: Honshu
• Translator English - Arabic: هونشو
• Translator English - Russian: Хонсю
• Translator English - Portuguese: Honshu
• Translator English - Bengali: সম্মান
• Translator English - French: Honshu
• Translator English - Malay: Hons
• Translator English - German: Honshu
• Translator English - Japanese: 本州
• Translator English - Korean: 혼슈 (本州)
• Translator English - Javanese: Hons
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Honshu
• Translator English - Tamil: ஹானர்ஸ்
• Translator English - Marathi: हंस
• Translator English - Turkish: Hons
• Translator English - Italian: Honshu
• Translator English - Polish: Honsiu
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Хонсю
• Translator English - Romanian: Honshu
• Translator English - Greek: Honshu
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Honsjoe
• Translator English - Swedish: Honshu
• Translator English - Norwegian: Honshu

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HONSHU»

Discover the use of Honshu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Honshu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Volcanoes of the World: Third Edition

VEI VOLUME (km3) 0.11 Ma* Nyoho (Japan-Honshu) Namegawa Tephra (Nm) 5 24 0.11 Ma Pantelleria (Italy) La Vecchia caldera C .... 0.11 Ma* Rishiri (Japan- Hokkaido) Rishiri Acharu Tephra (Rs-Ac) 5 .... 0.11 Ma Sanbe (Japan-Honshu) ...

Lee Siebert, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly, 2010

The Rough Guide to Japan

Western Honshu used to be at the centre of the Japanese nation, lying between the country's earliest settlements in Kyushu and the imperial city of Kyoto. The region is split geographically into two distinct areas, with the southern San-yo coast ...

Jan Dodd, Simon Richmond, 2001

Title

It inevitably requires that the conspicuous discrepancies in both inclination and declination for N.E. Honshu from those for S.W. Honshu have been partially caused by the tilting of the Kitakami massif, or its subcrustal layer, which might have ...

Author

Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary

River, Aomori prefecture, N Honshu, Japan; flows N to Sea of Japan; ab. 50 mi. ( 80 km.) long. 2. formerly Tai-ra \'tl-ra\. City, Fukushima prefecture, Honshu, Japan; pop. (1990p) 355,817. Iwaki, Mount or Jp. Iwaki-yama \-'ya-ma\. Peak, Aomori ...

‎1997

Principles and Applications of Microearthquake Networks

6Ll Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Kyushu Honshu Hons hu Honshu R) 1B& I0 13 33 I976 I952 I952I956 I955 I956 I956I962 I957I962 I958 196]I962 I962 I962 I963 I963 I968 I968 ...

William Hung Kan Lee, S. W. Stewart, 1981

ADVANCES IN GEOPHYSICS SUPPLEMENT 2

6Ll Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Honshu Kyushu Honshu Hons hu Honshu R) 1B& I0 13 33 I976 I952 I952I956 I955 I956 I956I962 I957I962 I958 196]I962 I962 I962 I963 I963 I968 I968 ...

LEE, 1981

Volcanism

Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Korea, Kamchatka, New Zealand, Pacific, Russia, Armenia Agatsuma River (Honshu) 236 Agung (Bali) 13, 264-268, 279 Akan caldera (Hokkaido) 286 Anak Krakatau (Indonesia) 218 Aogashima (Izu-Bonin) 148 ...

Hans-Ulrich Schmincke, 2004

Frommer's Japan

n addition to Tokyo, Kyoto, and the Japan Alps (covered in previous chapters), the island of Honshu has many other towns and attractions in its western half that are well worth a visit. As the largest of Japan's islands and home to 80% of the ...

Beth Reiber, 2012

The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947

DD 696 English † 4 Formosa Raids 1/45, Luzon Raids 1/45, China Coast Raids 1 /45, Nansei Shoto Raid 1/45, Honshu Raids 2/45, Iwo Jima, Fleet Raids 1945, Okinawa, Raids onJapan 7–8/45. DD 697 Charles S. Sperry† 4 Nansei Shoto ...

Paul Silverstone, 2012

To Japan with Love: A Travel Guide for the Connoisseur

Mikimoto Island (Honshu Island) Yaegaki (tempura), 28 Shopping Sights/ Attractions/Experiences Pearl Plaza, 160 Atsuta Shrine, 27 Sights/ Attractions/ Experiences Baseball/Nagoya Dome, 124-126 Mikimoto Pearl lsland, 158-160 Nakatosa ...

Celeste Heiter, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HONSHU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Honshu is used in the context of the following news items.

Typhoon 11W (Nangka), # 40: Iwakuni in TCCOR Storm Watch …

JTWC for the moment then depicts Nangka passing over southwest Honshu into the Sea of Japan (East Sea), rapidly tracking northeast and ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»

Week-long heatwave claims seven more seniors | The Japan Times

Temperatures of 35 or higher were recorded in a number of areas, especially in inland areas of Honshu, according to the Japan Meteorological ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»

Japanese Tourism Continues to Soar | TravelPulse

Hokkaido is connected to Honshu, Japan's largest and best-known island, Honshu, by the 34 mile-long Seikan Tunnel. Hokkaido is also known ... «TravelPulse, Jul 15»

Wedding Alpacas Are A Thing At Hotel Epinard Nasu In Japan, Plus …

Hotel Epinard Nasu, which is located in the Tochigi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, offers the surprisingly popular alpaca-wedding service. «Bustle, Jul 15»

Typhoon 11W (Nangka), # 33

JTWC for the moment then depicts Nangka passing over southwest Honshu into the Sea of Japan (East Sea), rapidly tracking northeast and ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»

Mammoth-sized 'elephant swimming pool' built at Japanese zoo …

... poke their trunks above the surface. The Honshu Island zoo, in the shadow of Japan's tallest mountain, is also home to litters of lion cubs. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»

Okinawa, Taiwan, and the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in United States …

The terms of the Cairo Declaration shall be carried out and Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, ... «Japan Focus, Jul 15»

Nature in Short / Nemunoki sleeping trees, rugosa roses and clear …

The nemunoki is native to Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, the Ryukyu Islands and also most of Southeast and South Asia. More than 100 species in ... «The Japan News, Jul 15»

Two Dead, 620 Hospitalized With Heat Stroke in Japan

Temperature in central Tokyo reached as high as 93.6 degrees Fahrenheit, while in Niigata prefecture on the island of Honshu temperature ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»

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It is predicted that Nangka will be 460 kilometers (286 miles) east of Kagoshima, Japan, by 3 a.m. on Thursday, and it is expected to hit Honshu, ... «Korea JoongAng Daily, Jul 15»