しゅう
州

noun, noun used as a suffix

  1. state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. of Canada), county (e.g. of the UK), region (e.g. of Italy), canton, oblast.
  2. continent.

noun used as a suffix

Messages.hist.
  1. province (of Japan).

noun, noun used as a suffix

Messages.hist.
  1. province (of ancient China), prefecture, department.

suffix

Archaism. After a person's name.
  1. dear.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゅう
州
 州 しゅう ✔
しゅう
洲
 洲 しゅう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

state, province
シュウ　ス　す (3rd, N2)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)