北九州

Chinese

north the Nine Provinces of ancient China; China; Kyushu
trad. (北九州) 九州
simp. #(北九州) 九州

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 北九州 (Kitakyūshū).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

北九州

  1. () Kitakyūshū (a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きた
Grade: 2
きゅう
Grade: 1
しゅう
Grade: 3
kun’yomi on’yomi

Proper noun

(きた)(きゅう)(しゅう) • (Kita Kyūshū) 

  1. northern Kyūshū (a region of Japan)
    Coordinate terms: 北九州, 中九州, 南九州

Proper noun

(きた)(きゅう)(しゅう) • (Kitakyūshū) 

  1. Kitakyūshū (a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) [1963]
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