Shikoku

See also: shikoku

English

The island of Shikoku.

Etymology

From Japanese 四国 (しこく, Shikoku, “four provinces”), from Middle Chinese 四 (sìj, “four”) +‎ 國 (kwok, “state”, “country”).

(dog): < Japanese 四国犬 (shikoku-inu, “Shikoku dog”), named after the island where they originated.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪˈkəʊkuː/

Proper noun

Shikoku

1. The fourth-largest of Japan's islands.

Coordinate terms

• Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu

Translations

Japanese island

• Arabic: شِيكُوكُو m (šikūkū)
• Armenian: Սիկոկու (Sikoku)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 四國／四国 (zh) (Sìguó)

• Hebrew: שיקוקו
• Hindi: शिकोकू (śikokū)
• Japanese: 四国 (ja) (しこく, Shikoku)
• Korean: 시코쿠 (Sikoku)
• Lithuanian: Šikoku
• Macedonian: Шико́ку n (Šikóku)
• Marathi: शिकोकु (śikoku)
• Russian: Сико́ку (ru) m (Sikóku)
• Thai: ชิโกกุ (chí-goo-gù)
• Turkish: Shikoku, Şikoku

Noun

Shikoku (plural Shikoku)

1. A dog of a particular breed of Japanese origin.

Translations

dog

• Finnish: shikoku

Japanese

Romanization

Shikoku

1. Rōmaji transcription of しこく