州
州 — State
state, province
On’yomiシュウ (shuu)
On’yomiス (su)
Kun’yomiす (su)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 州
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欧州 | おうしゅう oushuu | Europe |
| 州 | しゅう shuu | state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); county (e.g. of the UK) |
| 九州 | きゅうしゅう kyuushuu | Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan) |
| 州都 | しゅうと shuuto | state capital; provincial capital; county town |
| 州政府 | しゅうせいふ shuuseifu | state government |
| 広州 | こうしゅう koushuu | Guangzhou (China); Canton |
Study notes
州 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #386 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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