Japanese Word Entry
琉球| Kana: | りゅうきゅう |
| Romaji: | ryuukyuu |
| Definition: | Ryukyu, chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 琉 | precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli, sparkling stone, glazed, opaque |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄧㄡˊ (liú) |
| Cantonese: | lau4 |
| Japanese: | リュウ (ryuu)、 ル (ru) |
| Korean: | 류 (ryu), 유 (yu) |
| Vietnamese: | lưu |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 瑠 |
| 球 | ball, sphere, globe, round |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄑㄧㄡˊ (qiú) |
| Cantonese: | kau4 |
| Japanese: | キュウ (kyuu)、 グ (gu) / たま (tama) |
| Korean: | 구 (gu) |
| Vietnamese: | cầu |
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