琉球

りゅうきゅう

Ryukyu, chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

琉球芋

りゅうきゅういも

sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

琉球藍

りゅうきゅうあい リュウキュウアイ

Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)

琉球語

りゅうきゅうご

Ryukyuan languages

琉球弧

りゅうきゅうこ

Ryukyu archipelago

琉球笄

リュウキュウコウガイ

Kandelia obovata (species of mangrove)

琉球松

りゅうきゅうまつ リュウキュウマツ

luchu pine (Pinus luchuensis), Okinawa pine

琉球畳

りゅうきゅうたたみ

Ryūkyū tatami; sturdy and durable tatami that has a facing weaved from Shichito matgrass

琉球人

りゅうきゅうじん

Ryukyuan (person)

琉球国

りゅうきゅうこく

Ryukyu Kingdom

琉球鮎

りゅうきゅうあゆ リュウキュウアユ

Ryukyu sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis)

琉球燕

りゅうきゅうつばめ

Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)

使節

しせつ

envoy, embassy, mission, delegate

琉球大学

りゅうきゅうだいがく

University of the Ryukyus

琉球諸島

りゅうきゅうしょとう

Ryukyu Islands, southern chain of the Nansei Islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

琉球王国

りゅうきゅうおうこく

Ryukyu Kingdom

琉球神道

りゅうきゅうしんとう

Ryukyuan religion

琉球鷺草

りゅうきゅうさぎそう

Habenaria longitentaculata (species of bog orchid)

琉球銀行

りゅうきゅうぎんこう

Bank of The Ryukyus, Limited