Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 沖縄(おきなわ) in Japanese

沖縄
Kana Reading
おきなわ
Romaji
okinawa
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    Okinawa (one of the Japanese Ryukyu islands)
    Example sentence
    政府自衛隊沖縄への災害派遣要請した The government asked the SDF for a disaster relief deployment to Okinawa.

Examples of 沖縄, おきなわ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

15 strokes

straw rope, cord

On'Yomi: ジョウ

Kun'Yomi: なわ, ただ.す

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JLPT 1

7 strokes

open sea, offing, rise high into sky

On'Yomi: チュウ

Kun'Yomi: おき, おきつ, ちゅう.する, わく

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