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Honshu en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɑnʃu/ (US)
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Etymology

From Japanese 本(ほん)州(しゅう) (Honshū, “main island”), from Middle Chinese 本 (pwón, “main”) + 州 (t͡ʃjuw, “province”).

Meanings

1. The main island of the archipelago of Japan.
   • In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, […] 2009, Nicolas Tranter, The Languages of Japan and Korea:
   • A fascination with Hokkaido's wild country first drew the veterinarian to Abashiri, and he is a leading expert on the Ezo red fox. Like much of Hokkaido's wildlife, this fox is not found on Honshu. 1980, National Geographic Society (U.S.), National geographic, →OCLC:

Forms

Coordinates

Kyushu · Shikoku · Hokkaido

Deriveds

Honshu wolf

Synonyms

Niphon

Translations (26)

de Honshū (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · cs Honšú (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · ja 本州 (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · gur Hõnsuu (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · hu Honsú (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · pt Honshu (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · pl Honsiu (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · th ฮนชู (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · tr Honşu (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · ga Hoinsiú (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · ru Хонсю́ (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · mr होन्शू (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · es Honshū (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · cmn 本州 (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · ar هُونْشُو (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · mk Хоншу (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · hi होंशू (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · hy Հոնսյու (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · fr Honshū (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · lt Honšiu (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · el Χόνσου (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · gur Hõnsjuu (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · de Honschu (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · de Honshu (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · ur ہونشو (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago) · ko 혼슈 (the main island of the Japanese Archipelago)