Okinawa Prefectures
1 entries — explore the kanji meanings and true etymologies.
沖縄
Prefecture
Okinawa
Okinawa
沖縄 (おきなわ)
Literal: "Offshore Rope"
The name is interpreted as 'offshore' (沖, oki) and 'rope' (縄, nawa). One theory describes the islands' chain-like shape …