English Dictionary

Okinawa

固有名詞

A group of islands known as the Okinawa Islands. / The main island in the Okinawa Islands; Okinawa Island, where the biggest urban settlement is the city of Naha.

日本語の意味

沖縄群島：沖縄列島として知られる島々の集合体（日本南部に位置する地域） / 沖縄本島：沖縄群島の中で最大の島であり、最大の都市である那覇市が所在する主要な島

Okinawa is famous for its clear blue waters and unique culture among the Ryukyu Islands.

沖縄諸島は琉球諸島の中でも澄んだ青い海と独特の文化で有名です。

意味（1）

A group of islands known as the Okinawa Islands.

意味（2）

The main island in the Okinawa Islands; Okinawa Island, where the biggest urban settlement is the city of Naha.

We had to kill 110,000 Japanese before we took Okinawa, and when the officers of the Japanese are killed- or defeated- they commit suicide. They cost us 12,000 men and they had to kill 110,000 Japs. And it's a terrible thing- don't know what you're gonna do with any crazy outfit like that except all you can do is to destroy them, and that's too bad.

意味（3）

The Battle of Okinawa, which took place there in 1945, in World War II.

意味（4）

The southern-most prefecture of Japan.

意味（5）

A city in Okinawa Prefecture.