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What is the Kanji for 'State'? | 州

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'State', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'State' is 州.

    kanji

    Meaning

    State

    Reading

    kunyomi

    su

    onyomiしゅう

    shuu

    Parts

    Dot River

    Example Word

    州: state. 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'.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    6

    JLPT

    N2

    Grade

    3

    Frequency

    645

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    Meaning

    Dot

    kanji

    Meaning

    River

As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of one other kanji:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Reward, Repay

Words Using

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    Meaning

    State

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 20 kanji contain the part 丶 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Insect

    kanji

    Meaning

    Dog

    kanji

    Meaning

    Evening

    kanji

    Meaning

    Ball, Jewel

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rain

    kanji

    Meaning

    Thick, Fat

    kanji

    Meaning

    Round

    kanji

    Meaning

    Mother

    kanji

    Meaning

    Heart

    kanji

    Meaning

    Night

    kanji

    Meaning

    Direction

    kanji

    Meaning

    Master

    kanji

    Meaning

    Measurement

    kanji

    Meaning

    Good

    kanji

    Meaning

    Common

    kanji

    Meaning

    Eternity

    kanji

    Meaning

    Ice

    kanji

    Meaning

    Blade

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cinnabar, Rust colored

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rice bowl

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 2 kanji contain the part 川 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Order, Obey

    kanji

    Meaning

    Instruction

Learn the Kanji

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What does 州 mean?

州 means 'State'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N2 exam.

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