[九州, Jiǔ zhōu, ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ]division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands#21810[Add to Longdo]
[don](pref) (1) very; totally; (2) (See 殿・どの) polite suffix used after a person's name (often of an apprentice; used much more broadly in southern Kyushu); (n, adv-to) (3) bang (e.g. of large drum, signal pistol, etc.); with a thud; sound when slamming something down#10248[Add to Longdo]
[さいごく;さいこく, saigoku ; saikoku](n) (1) (abbr) the western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); (2) western nations (esp. India or Europe); (3) (See 西国三十三所) 33 temples in the Kinki area containing a statue of Avalokitesvara; (4) (See 西国巡礼) a pilgrimage of these temples#15543[Add to Longdo]
[ないち, naichi](n) (1) (sens) within the borders of a country; domestic soil; (2) inland area; (3) (during the WWII era) Japan proper, as opposed to its overseas colonies; interior of country; homeland; (4) (in Hokkaido and Okinawa) the "mainland" parts of Japan (Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu)#16236[Add to Longdo]
[さきもり;ぼうじん, sakimori ; boujin](n) (1) soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; (2) (ぼうじん only) Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the T'ang dynasty[Add to Longdo]