りゅう
きゅう
しょ
ぶん

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. Disposition of Ryukyu, forced assimilation of Okinawa into Japan, ending its tributary relations with China and abolishing the Ryukyu Kingdom (1872-1879).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
りゅう
きゅう
しょ
ぶん
琉球処分 りゅうきゅうしょぶん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli
リュウ ル (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
a cup with pendants, a pennant, wild
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)
ball, sphere
キュウ たま く (3rd, N3)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
request, want, wish for
もと.める キュウ グ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
dispose, manage, deal with
ショ ところ -こ (6th, N3)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
part, minute of time, segment
ブン わ.ける ブ (2nd)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)