本州(ほんしゅう)

ほんしゅう
noun (proper)
Honshu (main island of Japan)
1. Honshu; the main island of Japan
The largest and most populous of Japan's four main islands, home to major cities including Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Nagoya. Located between Hokkaido to the north and Shikoku and Kyushu to the south.
本州(ほんしゅう)は日本(にほん)で一番(いちばん)大(おお)きい島(しま)だ。
Honshu is the largest island in Japan.
東京(とうきょう)も大阪(おおさか)も本州(ほんしゅう)にある。
Both Tokyo and Osaka are on Honshu.
本州(ほんしゅう)と北海道(ほっかいどう)は青函(せいかん)トンネルでつながっている。
Honshu and Hokkaido are connected by the Seikan Tunnel.

本州(ほんしゅう) is the largest and most populous of Japan's four main islands, containing roughly 80% of the country's population.

KANJI:
本(ほん) (main, true) + 州(しゅう) (province, state). Literally "main province."

JAPAN'S FOUR MAIN ISLANDS:

  • 北海道(ほっかいどう): Hokkaido (northernmost)
  • 本州(ほんしゅう): Honshu (largest, central)
  • 四国(しこく): Shikoku (smallest of the four)
  • 九州(きゅうしゅう): Kyushu (southernmost)

REGIONS ON HONSHU:

  • 東北(とうほく): Tohoku (northeast)
  • 関東(かんとう): Kanto (includes Tokyo)
  • 中部(ちゅうぶ): Chubu (central)
  • 近畿(きんき)/関西(かんさい): Kinki/Kansai (includes Osaka, Kyoto)
  • 中国(ちゅうごく): Chugoku (western)

Honshu is the seventh-largest island in the world by area.

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