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州: state, province | JLPT N5 Kanji | JLPTMatome

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JLPT N5
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州

州

state, province

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Readings

On readings: シュウス
Kun readings: す

6 strokesJōyō kanjiVery frequentRank 386 / 2,500

Stroke order

6 strokesReplay to see the stroke order

州: strokes animate in writing order.

Words with 州

FuriganaEnglish

州都(しゅうと)
state capital
州議会(しゅうぎかい)
state legislature
州知事(しゅうちじ)
state governor
州立(しゅうりつ)
state-run
州法(しゅうほう)
state law
九州(きゅうしゅう)
Kyushu
本州(ほんしゅう)
Honshu
欧州(おうしゅう)
Europe; European region
中州(なかす)
sandbar; islet in a river

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

九州(きゅうしゅう)は日本(にほん)の南(みなみ)にあります。
Kyushu is in southern Japan.
本州(ほんしゅう)は日本(にほん)で一番大(いちばんおお)きい島(しま)です。
Honshu is Japan's largest island.

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州内(しゅうない)

within the state; in the province