state, province
On'yomi (音読み)
- シュウ
- ス
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- す
About this kanji
The kanji 州 (shuu) primarily means "state" or "province." It is often used in nouns rather than verbs. You will see it in a variety of compounds, such as 欧州 (おうしゅう), which means "Europe," and 九州 (きゅうしゅう), referring to "Kyūshū," one of Japan's main islands. Another example is 広州 (こうしゅう), which is the name of the city Guangzhou in China. Additionally, you might encounter 州都 (しゅうと), meaning "state capital," and 州政府 (しゅうせいふ), which means "state government." It's worth noting that while this kanji mainly refers to political divisions, it can also be seen in geographical contexts.
Example sentences
彼はカリフォルニア州に住んでいる。
He lives in California.
Meanings across languages
- English
- state, province
- Tiếng Việt
- bang, tỉnh
- 日本語
- 州, 省
- 한국어
- 주, 도
- 中文
- 州, 省
- id
- provinsi, provinsi
- th
- รัฐ, จังหวัด
- es
- estado, provincia
- fr
- État, province
- de
- Bundesland, Provinz
- pt
- estado, província
Common compounds
- 欧州おうしゅうEurope
- 九州きゅうしゅうKyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
- 広州こうしゅうGuangzhou (China), Canton
- 州都しゅうとstate capital, provincial capital, county town
- 州政府しゅうせいふstate government
- 沿海州えんかいしゅうPrimorskaya Oblast (Russia)
- 北九州きたきゅうしゅうKitakyushu (city)
- 加州かしゅうCalifornia (state)
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