How to say 'State' in Japanese | 州

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The Japanese word for State is 'Shuu', written as 州 in Japanese.'State' in hiragana is しゅう.

word

州

Meaning

State

Reading

しゅう

shuu

Kanji

州State

Explanation

The Japanese noun '州 (しゅう)' refers to a 'state' or 'province', typically used in the context of administrative divisions within a country. It is commonly used to describe states in countries like the United States, such as California or Texas. For example: California is a state in the US「カリフォルニアはアメリカの州です」(かりふぉるにあはあめりかのしゅうです). Australia has six states「オーストラリアには6つの州があります」(おーすとらりあには6つのしゅうがあります). Note that '州' can also refer to regions or provinces in other contexts, but its primary meaning is 'state'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1621

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 州

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

州

Meaning

State

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'Shuu' means 'State' .

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