南西諸島 nán xī zhū dǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. Ryukyu Islands
  2. Okinawa 沖繩|冲绳[Chong1 sheng2] and other islands of modern Japan

CHARACTERS

南 nán south; southern part; southward
西 xī west(ern); westward, occident
諸 zhū several, various
島 dǎo island