The kanji 州: meaning, readings and stroke order

州

Meaning: state, region
On reading: シュウ shuu
Kun reading: す su
Strokes: 6
Radical: 巛 river
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: châu, vùng đất lớn (châu)
Japanese: おおきなちいき。かわのなかのす。
Korean: 주, 지역 (주)
Chinese: 州、地区

Readings, words and example sentences

シュウ shuu · on reading

本ほん州しゅう
Honshu (Japan's main island)
本ほん州しゅうは日本で一番大きな島です。
Honshu is the biggest island in Japan.

す su · kun reading · less common

州す
sandbank
川の中に州すができました。
A sandbank formed in the middle of the river.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.