# Honshu

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɑnʃu/ · frequency rank #63,685

## Definitions
1. The main island of the archipelago of Japan.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/honshu