Kyushu
Proper noun
きゅうしゅう
九州のりょうりはおいしいです。
Kyushu cuisine is delicious.
九州までは、フェリーでかた道一じかんです。
It takes an hour to get to Kyushu by ferry.
九州には、綺麗な女性が多い。
There are many beautiful women in Kyushu.
The nine states. This refers to a section of Japan from a long time ago that was presumably made up of nine states. Now it's just one big island, though, and that island is Kyuushuu. Go take a look at a map and find this giant island, it's a cool part of Japan!
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.