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Kumamoto

Syllables: Ku·ma·mo·to

Kumamoto proper noun: a prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the island of Kyushu.

Proper noun

Kumamoto (plural Kumamotos)

  1. A prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the island of Kyushu.
    • In particular, Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan is quickly becoming a hotbed for tech investment from companies including TSMC and Fujifilm Holdings Corp (FUJIF).2023 May 18, Reuters, “Chipmakers look to Japan as worries about China grow”, in CNN Business
  2. The capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
  3. A surname from Japanese.

Kumamoto meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Thai

Kumamoto in Hindi

a city in Japan
कुमामोतो kumāmoto
a prefecture in Japan
कुमामोतो kumāmoto

Kumamoto in Marathi

a city in Japan
कुमामोतो kumāmoto
a prefecture in Japan
कुमामोतो kumāmoto

Kumamoto in Arabic

a city in Japan
كُومَامُوتُو kumamūtū
a prefecture in Japan
كُومَامُوتُو kumamūtū

Kumamoto in Thai

a city in Japan
คูมาโมโตะ kuu-maa-moo-dtò
a prefecture in Japan
คูมาโมโตะ kuu-maa-moo-dtò

Forms of Kumamoto

pluralKumamotos

Origin of Kumamoto

Borrowed from Japanese 熊本(くまもと) (Kumamoto).

Questions about Kumamoto

What does Kumamoto mean?
Kumamoto means a prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the island of Kyushu.
What is Kumamoto in Hindi?
Kumamoto in Hindi is कुमामोतो (kumāmoto). See Kumamoto meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Kumamoto?
Kumamoto is a proper noun.

Words near Kumamoto in the dictionary

  1. Kumakawa
  2. Kumakawas
  3. Kumakura
  4. Kumakuras
  5. Kumalarang
  6. Kumamoto
  7. Kumamotos
  8. Kuman
  9. Kumandin
  10. Kumandins
  11. Kumandy

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