蝦夷草紙

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九州

Place

Attested forms 九州

九州（きゅうしゅう）は日本列島南西部の島・地域。『蝦夷草紙』では千島方面の大きな島を説明するために四国と並べて挙げられ、『蝦夷草紙』の推定面積を示す比喩である。

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Place-name origin: Japanese

Provisional language attribution

本文の呼称からの暫定分類。語源・現代の地名との対応は要照合。

• コトバンク所収辞書「九州」
• 『蝦夷草紙』国文学研究資料館所蔵・画像99、行10

1 attestations

1. National Institute of Japanese Literature · Page 99, line 10 · 九州

   …「ヱトロウ島ニ勝レタル大島ナリトイヘリ然レハ日本ニ比スレハ四国ト九州程ノ島々多シ何レモ島ト聞ケハ小ニ聞ヘ国ト云ヘハ大ニ聞ユ大ナルニ因テ国ト也二十一島合テ日本ニ比スレ…