州しゅう
Meanings
Noun
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
Each state also has a flag, doesn't it?
2. continent
Suffix
Historical
3. province (of Japan)
Noun
Suffix
Historical
4. province (of ancient China); prefecture; department
Archaic
Suffix
5. dear
after a person's name
Kanji used
state
Pitch accent
しゅ
う
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Used in vocabulary (84 in total)
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
Primorskaya Oblast (Russia)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
autonomous prefecture; autonomous oblast; autonomous community; autonomous province
state capital; provincial capital; county town
land of the gods; Japan; China
various states; various provinces
provincia; province of ancient Rome
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
in the state; within the state
state governor; governor of a state
California (state)
whole state; all states; every state
state boundary; provincial boundary
each state; each province; each county
state law (e.g. in the US); state statute
Fuzhou (China)
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
another state; another land; another country; foreign country
state police; provincial police
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
out of state; outside the state
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
Hangzhou (China)
state resident; people of a state
the same state; the said state
Kishu (Japanese dog breed)
Washington (state)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
territory; demicanton
Nōshū (another name for Mino Province)
Ishū; Iga Province
state government; state office; provincial government; county government
administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states
America (land mass); the Americas
Tanshū (the two former provinces of Tanba and Tango)
Guizhou Province (China)
Sekishū school of tea ceremony; Sekishū school of ikebana
state constitution (e.g. in the US)
every state; every province
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
state government building; provincial government building
Lanzhou (China)
Kōshū (grape variety)
Citrus kinokuni (species of mandarin orange)
Citrus kinokuni (species of mandarin orange)
state court (in the US, etc.); state courthouse
Kōshū miso; traditional miso of Yamanashi Prefecture fermented using both rice and barley kōji
Kōshū (grape variety)
Kōshū miso; traditional miso of Yamanashi Prefecture fermented using both rice and barley kōji
the six continents; Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
the seven continents
the seven continents
Tungchow Mutiny (1937); Tongzhou Incident
battleground state (in US politics); swing state
battleground state (in US politics); swing state
states' rights theory
Rikushū (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
local customs
governor (of an ancient Chinese province)
Examples (30 in total)
There are fifty states in America.
The United States is composed of 50 states.
There are fifty states in the United States.