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Kumamoto meaning

  1. A prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the island of Kyushu.
  2. The capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
  3. A surname from Japanese.

Using Kumamoto

  • The main meaning on this page is: A prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the island of Kyushu. | The capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. | A surname from Japanese.
  • In the example corpus, kumamoto often appears in combinations such as: in kumamoto, kumamoto prefecture, at kumamoto.

Context around Kumamoto

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hit 2× government 1× injured 1× western 1× yatsushiro 1× kuma 1× mashiki 1×

Often after:

prefecture 7× castle 2× city 1× officials 1× told 1× inundated 1× stands 1× stadium 1× district 1×

Sentence patterns with Kumamoto

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

hardest hit kumamoto prefecture 2× also in kumamoto 1× break at kumamoto stadium 1× homes in kumamoto and neighbouring 1× in a kumamoto castle marathon 1× in mashiki kumamoto prefecture on 1× in western kumamoto told nhk 1× in yatsushiro kumamoto prefecture 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as of wednesday 2× about 8 000 1× another person was 1× damian penaud leaps 1× dekopon originated in 1× hironori nishimura 2nd 1×

Common sentence endings:

hit kumamoto prefecture 2× across southern japan 1× also in kumamoto 1× and kumamoto castle 1× and media reports 1× april 15 2016 1×

Words around Kumamoto

Just before it in the word index:

kumalo 8 kumal 4 kumail 23 kumai 3 kumah 8 kumagaya 5

Just after it in the word index:

kumandra 2 kumanjayi 2 kumano 3 kumanovo 2 kumaon 6 kumapayi 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdollahian 38 abergavenny 38 abounded 38 accrual 38 acetylene 38 adedeji 38

Corpus analysis for Kumamoto

  • In this selection, "kumamoto" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hit, government, injured, prefecture, castle and city stand out and add context to how "kumamoto" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include hardest hit kumamoto prefecture and also in kumamoto. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kumamoto" sits close to words such as abdollahian, abergavenny and abounded, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kumamoto

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Kumamoto District Court found Koki Miyata not. (8 words)

Dekopon originated in Kumamoto Prefecture and grows across southern Japan. (10 words)

Song: In Kumamoto and Himeji, snow-covered scenery happens maybe once a year. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The Osaka District Court recognized all 128 plaintiffs as Minamata disease victims and ordered the government, Kumamoto and Chisso Corp, which is held responsible for the pollution, to pay 2.75 million yen each, according to officials and media reports. (40 words)

Hironori Nishimura (2nd from right), mayor of Mashiki in Kumamoto Prefecture, observes a moment of silence at a monument set up in a memorial park, Tuesday, the eighth anniversary of the second of a pair of devastating earthquakes. (38 words)

Just as in their opener against Argentina, France held on for a nerve-jangling 23-21 win, having built a big lead in the first half before seeing it frittered away after the break at Kumamoto Stadium. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

In this Feb. 16, 2020, photo, runners, some wearing masks, compete in a Kumamoto castle marathon in Kumamoto city, western Japan.

The Osaka District Court recognized all 128 plaintiffs as Minamata disease victims and ordered the government, Kumamoto and Chisso Corp, which is held responsible for the pollution, to pay 2.75 million yen each, according to officials and media reports.

Dekopon originated in Kumamoto Prefecture and grows across southern Japan.

Hironori Nishimura (2nd from right), mayor of Mashiki in Kumamoto Prefecture, observes a moment of silence at a monument set up in a memorial park, Tuesday, the eighth anniversary of the second of a pair of devastating earthquakes.

In the village of Minamiaso in Kumamoto, the parents of Hikaru Yamato, a 22-year-old university student who died in a quake-triggered landslide, offered prayers at the site.

Song: In Kumamoto and Himeji, snow-covered scenery happens maybe once a year.

About 8,000 homes in Kumamoto and neighbouring Kagoshima were without electricity, according to the Kyushu Electric Power Company.

Another person was found in the same condition after being pulled from a landslide in Tsunagi, also in Kumamoto.

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As of Wednesday morning, the death toll from the heavy rains starting over the weekend had risen to 58, most of them from the hardest-hit Kumamoto prefecture.

As of Wednesday morning, the death toll from the heavy rains which started over the weekend had risen to 58, most of them from hardest-hit Kumamoto prefecture.

In Ashikita, six people were unaccounted for and a seventh was seriously injured, Kumamoto officials said.

I’ve never experienced anything like this,” a man in a shelter in Yatsushiro city, in western Kumamoto, told NHK TV.

NHK television footage showed large areas of Hitoyoshi town in Kumamoto inundated in muddy waters that gushed out from the Kuma River.

The relay is due to pass many of Japan’s most famous landmarks over a 121-day journey, including Mount Fuji, Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park and Kumamoto Castle.

Vehicles pass through a flooded road caused by heavy rain in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture.

Workers survey the devastation following days of heavy rain and flooding in the village of Kuma, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Wednesday.

Damian Penaud leaps highest to tap the ball back, and Antoine Dupont boots the ball high into the Kumamoto stands.

Just as in their opener against Argentina, France held on for a nerve-jangling 23-21 win, having built a big lead in the first half before seeing it frittered away after the break at Kumamoto Stadium.

Police rescue team members check for the possibility of trapped people in collapsed houses in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, on April 15, 2016.

The Kumamoto District Court found Koki Miyata not.

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Common combinations with kumamoto

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kumamoto" in a sentence?
An example: "In this Feb. 16, 2020, photo, runners, some wearing masks, compete in a Kumamoto castle marathon in Kumamoto city, western Japan." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "kumamoto" from authentic English texts.
What does "kumamoto" mean?
Kumamoto means: A prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the island of Kyushu.
How many example sentences with "kumamoto" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "kumamoto", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.