# Kyushu

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkjuːʃuː/ · frequency rank #41,724

## Definitions
1. The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.

## Etymology
From Japanese 九(きゅう)州(しゅう) (Kyūshū, literally “Nine States”), from Middle Chinese 九 (kjúw, “nine”) + 州 (t͡ʃjuw, “province, prefecture”).

## Easily confused with
- **kush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kush-vs-kyushu)

## Common misspellings (9)
`kkyushu`, `kuyshu`, `kysuhu`, `kyuhsu`, `kyushhu`, `kyusshu`, `kyusuh`, `kyyushu`, `ykushu`

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