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My parents came from the Kyushu Island in the Southern part of Japan to find work in Tokyo. So we could only afford to live downtown, in a low-income area. It was just by the river, and whenever a typhoon came around, we were under water up to, like, here. That's the kind of place we lived in.
Takashi Murakami

Meaning of "Kyushu" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KYUSHU

Kyushu  [ˈkjuːʃuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KYUSHU

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determiner
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Kyushu 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 KYUSHU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kyushu

Kyushu is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include Kyūkoku, Chinzei, and Tsukushi-no-shima. The historical regional name Saikaidō referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands. In the 8th century Taihō Code reforms, Dazaifu was established as a special administrative term for the region. As of 2006, Kyushu has a population of 13,231,995 and covers 35,640 square kilometres.

Definition of Kyushu in the English dictionary

The definition of Kyushu in the dictionary is an island of SW Japan: the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, with over 300 surrounding small islands; coalfield and chemical industries. Chief cities: Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, and Nagasaki. Pop: 14 786 000. Area: 35 659 sq km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KYUSHU


achoo
əˈtʃuː
cashew
ˈkæʃuː
chew
tʃuː
chou
ʃuː
choux
ʃuː
fichu
ˈfiːʃuː
Honshu
ˈhɒnʃuː
horseshoe
ˈhɔːsˌʃuː
issue
ˈɪʃuː
Kitakyushu
ˌkiːtəˈkjuːʃuː
Kiushu
ˈkjuːʃuː
lassu
ˈlɔːʃuː
Manchu
mænˈtʃuː
Mogadishu
ˌmɒɡəˈdɪʃuː
shoe
ʃuː
shoo
ʃuː
snowshoe
ˈsnəʊˌʃuː
tissue
ˈtɪʃuː
Wenzhou
ˈwɛnˈtʃuː
wushu
ˈwuːʃuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KYUSHU

Kyongsong
Kyoto
Kyoto protocol
kype
kyphosis
kyphotic
Kyrghiz
Kyrgiz
Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz Steppe
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrie
Kyrie eleison
kyrielle
kyte
kythe
Kythera
kyu
Kyzyl Kum

WORDS THAT END LIKE KYUSHU

bahu
bhikhu
buchu
catechu
Dien Bien Phu
happoshu
hu
huhu
Jehu
Machu Picchu
Netanyahu
Oahu
Penghu
saddhu
sadhu
samshu
Sesshu
skean dhu
Thimphu
Wuhu

Synonyms and antonyms of Kyushu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kyushu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KYUSHU

Find out the translation of Kyushu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kyushu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kyushu» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

九州
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kyushu
570 millions of speakers

English

Kyushu
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्यूशू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كيوشو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кюсю
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kyushu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কিউশু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kyushu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kyushu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kyushu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

九州
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

규슈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kyushu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kyushu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கியுஷு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्युशू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kyushu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kyushu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kiusiu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кюсю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kyushu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kyushu
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kyushu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kyushu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kyushu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kyushu

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KYUSHU»

The term «Kyushu» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.848 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KYUSHU» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kyushu

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QUOTES WITH «KYUSHU»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Kyushu.
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Takashi Murakami
My parents came from the Kyushu Island in the Southern part of Japan to find work in Tokyo. So we could only afford to live downtown, in a low-income area. It was just by the river, and whenever a typhoon came around, we were under water up to, like, here. That's the kind of place we lived in.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KYUSHU»

Discover the use of Kyushu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kyushu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kyushu: Gateway to Japan: A Concise History
This book examines key themes of Kyushu’s history from earliest times – the cultural interaction with the continental mainland, settlement, location and infrastructure as well as trade and commerce – arguing that it was the principal ...
Andrew Cobbing, 2009
2
Sabaki Method: Karate in the Inner Circle
Kyushu: Absorbing Your Opponent's Power Middle body kyushu and middle- outside parry against front kick Backward kyushu Kyushu is a technique for moving with your opponent as he attacks, in order to absorb his power and draw his ...
Kancho Joko Ninomiya, Ed Zorensky, Shihan Joko Ninomiya, 1998
3
Resources & Environment in Asia's Marine Sector
Figure 12.4 displays the areas that have been investigated for marine sand and gravel, including the most recent work (1985) around southern Kyushu. Beginning at a modest level in 1969, a five-year program to study and map the continental ...
James B. Marsh, 1992
4
The B-29 Superfortress Chronology, 1934-1960
... BC Mission 70—Izumi Airfield, Kyushu 143 XXI BC Mission 71—Tachiari Airfield, Kyushu 144 XXI BC Mission 72—Kanoya East Airfield, Kyushu 144 XXI BC Mission 73—Kokubu Airfield, Kyushu 144 XXI BC Mission 74—Nittagahara Airfield, ...
Robert A. Mann, 2009
5
The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive Registry of the ...
MSN Date Target Location Wings Grps Number Up Bombed Lost 82 Apri 1 21 Target of Opportunity Tomitaki A/F WING in above 1 0 82 Apri 1 21 Oita Airfield Kyushu 499BG not avail not avail 0 82 Apri 1 21 Oita Airfield Kyushu 500BG not ...
Robert A. Mann, 2004
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Traffic and Transportation Studies 2010
Kita Kyushu City Government. (2007) “Kita Kyushu Air Pollution Prevention Plan ( in Japanese).”, http://www.city.kitakyushu.jp/pcp_portal/PortalServlet? DISPLAY_ID=DIRECT&N EXT_DISPLAY_ID=U000004&CONTENTS_ID=1964 ( Access on ...
Baohua Mao, Zongzhong Tian, Haijun Huang, 2010
7
Foreign Social Science Bibliographies: Ser. P-92
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS — 20.339 KYUSHU DAIGAKU BUNGAKUBU KYUSHU SHIGAKU KAI (KYUSHU UNIVERSITY. FACULTY OF LETTERS. HISTORICAL SOCIETY) = 20.593 KYUSHU DAIGAKU DAIGAKUIN KOGAKU KENKYU KA ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1950
8
Foreign social science bibliographies
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS - 20.339 KYUSHU DAIGAKU BUNGAKUBU KYUSMU SHIGAKU KAI (KYUSHU UNIVERSITY. FACULTY OF LETTFRS. HISTORICAL SOCIETY) = 20.593 KYUSHU DAIGAKU DAIGAKIIlN HOGAKU KENKYUKA ...
United States. Bureau of the Census. Foreign Manpower Research Office, United States. Bureau of the Census. Foreign Demographic Analysis Division, 1965
9
Reactive Flow Modeling of Hydrothermal Systems
ASl/JP/Beppu/Kyushu ASl/JP/Beppu/Kyushu ASl/JP/Beppu/Kyushu ASl/JP/ Beppu/Kyushu ASl/JP/Hohi/Kyushu ASl/JP/Hohi/Kyushu ... ASl/JP/Onikobe ASl/ JP/WestKirishima/Kyushu ASl/JP/WestKirishima/Kyushu ASl/JP/WestKirishima/ Kyushu ...
Michael Kühn, 2004
10
Biosensing: International Research and Development
Researcher Organization Patent Title Year issued Shigeori Takenaka Kyushu University Probe for detecting a highly ordered structural site of a single stranded nucleic acid of a gene, and a method and a device for detecting... 2001-09- 25 ...
Jerome Schultz, Milan Mrksich, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KYUSHU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kyushu is used in the context of the following news items.
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Exhibits to showcase 1945 vivisections of U.S. POWs | The Japan …
Toshio Tono, 89, a doctor, was a young trainee at the time, at the predecessor of Kyushu University in the city of Fukuoka. “I hope to tell people ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
2
Japanese humanoid robots start work | Bangkok Post: news
TOKYO — Humanoid robots have started work in a bank in Tokyo and a hotel in the southwestern island of Kyushu on the back of a growing ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
3
Japan is bracing itself against the typhoon, finding strange …
Those in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions of Japan have already been hit with the brunt of Typhoon 11, and the rest of us in western Japan are ... «RocketNews24, Jul 15»
4
JR Kyushu offers Meiji Era elegance in retro-look Sweet Train - AJW …
KITA-KYUSHU--A train that was the last word in elegance a century ago has been brought back to life to give travelers in Kyushu a taste of Meiji ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jul 15»
5
Travel deals: Banyan Tree opens in Huangshan; third night free in …
... there are chapters on, for example, Japan's new Seven Stars in Kyushu and Madagascar's La Micheline "Bus on Rails" (left and below). «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
6
Tech in Asia Tour touched down in Kyushu. Here's who Fukuoka's …
Before an audience of investors, entrepreneurs, and local government officials, four companies from Kyushu's burgeoning startup scene competed for a chance ... «Tech in Asia, Jul 15»
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Plunging Cabinet support forced review of Olympic stadium …
... the government will face another sensitive issue: the restart of the No. 1 reactor at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power station ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
8
'This year at EVO, I will be entering the tournament in a completely …
It was like a guild for only the strong players in Kyushu. Kim: Was this during Vanilla Street Fighter 4? Pepeday: I think it was actually around the ... «EventHubs, Jul 15»
9
Ghosn pledges to boost Nissan's Japan production
Just last week, Nissan said it will begin building up to 100,000 Rogue crossovers a year for the U.S. market at its plant in Kyushu, Japan, ... «Automotive News, Jul 15»
10
JR Kyushu introduces 'nature' car for Yufuin sightseeing train
FUKUOKA--Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) rolled out a rail car on July 13 with a wood and oak leaf motif to give passengers the feel of the ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jul 15»

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