JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Kanji 州: "state, province"
The kanji 州 means "state, province". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read シュウ, ス in on'yomi and す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュウス
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | state, province |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 386 of 2,501 |
Common words with 州
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 州state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); county (e.g. of the UK); region (e.g. of Italy) · continent
- 九州Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
- 欧州Europe
- 信州Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
- 本州Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
- 満州Manchuria · Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
- 中州sandbank (in a river); sandbar
- 北九州Kitakyushu (city)
- 播州Banshū; Harima province
- 州都state capital; provincial capital; county town
- 甲州街道place : Kōshuukaidō
- 自治州autonomous prefecture; autonomous oblast; autonomous community; autonomous province
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