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How to say 'Shikoku' in Japanese | シコク

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The Japanese word for Shikoku is 'Shikoku', written as シコク in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Shikoku

    Reading

    Shikoku

    Explanation

    The Japanese proper noun 'シコク' refers to 'Shikoku', which is one of the four main islands of Japan. It is the smallest and least populous of the four, located to the south of Honshu and east of Kyushu. Shikoku is known for its natural beauty, including mountains, rivers, and the famous 88 Temple Pilgrimage. Example sentences: I visited Shikoku last summer「去年の夏にシコクを訪れました」(きょねんのなつにシコクをおとずれました). Shikoku is famous for its udon noodles「シコクはうどんで有名です」(シコクはうどんでゆうめいです).

    Part Of Speech

    proper noun

    Frequency

    6550

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word シコク

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Shi
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ko
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ku

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