name
Meaning 1
The fourth-largest of Japan's islands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Shikoku
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/ʃɪˈkəʊkuː/
noun
Meaning 2
A dog of a particular breed of Japanese origin.
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of Shikoku (“type of dog”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 4
the smallest of the four main islands of Japan; to the south of Honshu and to the east of Kyushu; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: island
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: شِيكُوكُو (šikūkū) — Japanese island
- Armenian: Սիկոկու (Sikoku) — Japanese island
- Chinese Mandarin: 四國 /四国 (Sìguó) — Japanese island
- Hebrew: שיקוקו — Japanese island
- Hindi: शिकोकू (śikokū) — Japanese island
- Japanese: 四国 — Japanese island
- Korean: 시코쿠 (Sikoku) — Japanese island
- Lithuanian: Šikoku — Japanese island
- Macedonian: Шико́ку (Šikóku) — Japanese island
- Marathi: शिकोकु (śikoku) — Japanese island
- Polish: Sikoku — Japanese island
- Russian: Сико́ку (Sikóku) — Japanese island
- Thai: ชิโกกุ (chí-goo-gù) — Japanese island
- Turkish: Shikoku — Japanese island
- Turkish: Şikoku — Japanese island
- Urdu: شیکوکو (śikokū) — Japanese island
- Finnish: shikoku — dog
- Polish: shikoku — dog
Real reading context