Meanings
proper noun
- An island belonging to the Ōsumi Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
The skulls belonged to individuals from the Hirota people, who lived on the southern Japanese island of Tanegashima from the third century to the seventh century.
2023 August 18, Mindy Weisberger, “Long-standing mystery of modified human skulls in ancient Japan solved by new analysis”, in CNN
Origin
- Japanese種子島
- EnglishTanegashima
Borrowed from Japanese 種子島.
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 種子島 /种子岛
- 種子島 /种子岛island in Japan
Japanese 種子島
- 種子島 (Tanegashima)island in Japan
Cite this entry
APA
Tanegashima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanegashima
MLA
“Tanegashima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanegashima. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tanegashima,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanegashima.
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