shikoku

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/ʃɪˈkəʊkuː/

proper noun

The fourth-largest of Japan's islands.

OriginJapanese 四国 →
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Meanings

shikoku1

nounshikoku (plural shikoku)
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Shikoku (“type of dog”).

Shikoku2

proper noun
  1. The fourth-largest of Japan's islands.
nounShikoku (plural Shikoku)
  1. A dog of a particular breed of Japanese origin.

Origin

  1. Japanese四国犬“Shikoku dog”
  2. Japanese四国“four provinces”
  3. EnglishShikoku

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.

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Translations

Arabic شِيكُوكُو
  • شِيكُوكُو (šikūkū)Japanese island
Chinese Mandarin 四國 /四国
  • 四國 /四国 (Sìguó)Japanese island
Finnish shikoku
  • shikokudog
Hebrew שיקוקו
  • שיקוקוJapanese island
Hindi शिकोकू
  • शिकोकू (śikokū)Japanese island
Japanese 四国
  • 四国Japanese island
Korean 시코쿠
  • 시코쿠 (Sikoku)Japanese island
Lithuanian Šikoku
  • ŠikokuJapanese island
Polish Sikoku, shikoku
  • SikokuJapanese island
  • shikokudog
Russian Сико́ку
  • Сико́ку (Sikóku)Japanese island
Thai ชิโกกุ
  • ชิโกกุ (chí-goo-gù)Japanese island
Turkish Shikoku, Şikoku
  • ShikokuJapanese island
  • ŞikokuJapanese island
Urdu شیکوکو
  • شیکوکو (śikokū)Japanese island

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Koushik
Cite this entry
APA

shikoku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shikoku

MLA

“shikoku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shikoku. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shikoku,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shikoku.

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