Honšú

See also: Hönsu

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 本(ほん)州(しゅう) (Honshū, “main island”), from Middle Chinese 本 (puən^X, “main”) +‎ 州 (t͡ɕɨu, “province”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦonʃuː]
• Hyphenation: Hon‧šú

Proper noun

Honšú n (indeclinable, related adjective honšúský)

1. Honshu (the main island in Japan)

Further reading

• “Honšú”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)