Meanings
proper noun
- A prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the south coast of the island of Kyushu.
- The capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
- Minor planet 4703 Kagoshima (1988 BL).
Origin
From Japanese 鹿(か)児(ご)島(しま) (Kagoshima).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كَاغُوشِيمَا, كَاغُوشِيمَا
- كَاغُوشِيمَا (kaḡušīmā)city
- كَاغُوشِيمَا (kaḡušīmā)prefecture
Chinese Mandarin 鹿兒島 /鹿儿岛, 鹿兒島 /鹿儿岛
- 鹿兒島 /鹿儿岛 (Lù'erdǎo)city
- 鹿兒島 /鹿儿岛 (Lù'erdǎo)prefecture
Czech Kagošima
- Kagošimacity
French Kagoshima, Kagoshima
- Kagoshimacity
- Kagoshimaprefecture
Greek Καγκοσίμα
- Καγκοσίμα (Kagkosíma)city
Hebrew קגושימה
- קגושימהcity
Hindi कागोशिमा, कागोशिमा
- कागोशिमा (kāgośimā)city
- कागोशिमा (kāgośimā)prefecture
Japanese 鹿児島, 鹿児島
- 鹿児島city
- 鹿児島prefecture
Korean 가고시마, 가고시마
- 가고시마 (Gagosima)city
- 가고시마 (Gagosima)prefecture
Polish Kagoshima, Kagoshima
- Kagoshimacity
- Kagoshimaprefecture
Portuguese Kagoshima, Kagoshima
- Kagoshimacity
- Kagoshimaprefecture
Russian Кагоси́ма, Кагоси́ма
- Кагоси́ма (Kagosíma)city
- Кагоси́ма (Kagosíma)prefecture
Spanish Kagoshima, Kagoshima
- Kagoshimacity
- Kagoshimaprefecture
Thai คาโงชิมะ, คาโงชิมะ
- คาโงชิมะ (kaa-ngoo-chí-má)city
- คาโงชิมะ (kaa-ngoo-chí-má)prefecture
Turkish Kagoşima
- Kagoşimacity
Ukrainian Кагосіма
- Кагосіма (Kahosima)city
Cite this entry
APA
Kagoshima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kagoshima
MLA
“Kagoshima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kagoshima. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kagoshima,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kagoshima.
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