Honshu

== English == === Alternative forms === Honshū === Etymology === From Japanese 本(ほん)州(しゅう) (Honshū, “main island”), from Middle Chinese 本 (pwón, “main”) +‎ 州 (t͡ʃjuw, “province”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑnʃu/ === Proper noun === Honshu The main island of the archipelago of Japan. ==== Synonyms ==== Niphon (obsolete) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Honshu f Honshu (the main island of the archipelago of Japan)