しゅう
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); canton (e.g. Switzerland); oblast (e.g. Russia); department (e.g. ancient China)
2. continent
Archaic
Suffix
3. dear
after someone's name
Kanji used
state
Pitch accent
しゅ
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Used in vocabulary (60 in total)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
Examples (29 in total)
The Smiths moved to Ohio.
Texas borders on Mexico.
The province is rich in mineral resources.