shikoku

The story

1. Japanese · derived from四国犬“Shikoku dog”
2. Japanese · borrowed from四国“four provinces”
3. English todayShikoku

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.