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Ryukyu.

A chain of islands in Japan roughly between Kyushu and Taiwan.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈɹjuːkjuː//ɹiˈuːkjuː/
  1. A chain of islands in Japan roughly between Kyushu and Taiwan.

Where this word comes from

From Japanese 琉球 (Ryūkyū), from Middle Chinese 流求 (MC ljuw gjuw), a Chinese exonym for the island kingdom, of unclear origin. Doublet of Liuqiu.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.