州 Kanji – state
The Japanese kanji 州 can mean state, province.
Meaning and Readings
How is 州 read?
州 has the onyomi readings シュウ, ス and the kunyomi reading す.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shuu, su.
Common Japanese Words Using 州
These common Japanese words contain 州. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 欧州（おうしゅう） — Europe
- 九州（きゅうしゅう） — Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
- 広州（こうしゅう） — Guangzhou (China), Canton
- 州（しゅう） — 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
- 州都（しゅうと） — state capital, provincial capital, county town
- 州政府（しゅうせいふ） — state government
- 沿海州（えんかいしゅう） — Primorskaya Oblast (Russia)
- 北九州（きたきゅうしゅう） — Kitakyushu (city)