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洲

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continent

HSK 10 N1

Nature →Elements

zhōu

シュウ、ス

しま

주

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 州 represents the sound.

Components

氵 water (drops)+ 州 state =

洲 continent

氵 Meaning component

shui water (drops)

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

州 Meaning component

zhōu state

administrative division, state

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Notes

Chinese

洲 [zhōu]

continent; island in a river

Japanese

州、洲しゅう同音

nounn-suf 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
nounn-suf continent
n-suf historical province (of Japan)
nounn-suf historical province (of ancient China); prefecture; department
suffix archaic dear (after a person's name)

洲ひじ、ひし同音

noun archaic mid-ocean sandbank

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (1)

南部の州へ冬期に旅行すると、今旅行するよりも料金が高くなります。

Traveling to the southern states during the winter will be costlier than it is now.

Japanese Names

洲くに

Kuni female given name

洲くにざき

Kunizaki surname

洲しま

Shima surname

洲しまざき

Shimazaki surname

洲しゅう

Shuu surname

洲すが

Suga surname

洲すさき

Susaki surname

洲すざき

Suzaki surname

CHINESE WORDS (200)

欧洲 [Oūzhōu] #2,577

非洲 [Fēizhōu] #2,392

亚洲 [Yàzhōu] #4,645

亚洲 [Yàzhōu] #4,645

澳洲 [Aòzhōu] #8,700

美洲 [Měizhōu] #7,807

America (including North, Central and South America)

拉丁美洲 [LādīngMěizhōu] #12,829

绿洲 [lǜzhōu] #19,868

绿洲 [lǜzhōu] #19,868

三角洲 [sānjiǎozhōu] #14,678

delta (geography)

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JAPANESE WORDS (30)

⭐ 州 [しゅう] #5,048

state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.)

⭐ 欧州 [おうしゅう] #18,766

満州 [まんしゅう] #36,968

中州 [なかす] #53,348

sandbank (in a river)

白州 [しらす] #62,930

満州国 [まんしゅうこく] #71,574

Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)

神州 [しんしゅう] #72,238

land of the gods

豪州 [ごうしゅう] #85,466

砂州 [さす] #98,832

三角州 [さんかくす] #108,252

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KOREAN WORDS (2)