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Kanji Grade 3 - 州

Kanji character Grade 3 州. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 3 - 州
About
state, province
Kun: す
On: シュウ、 ス
6 strokes
Radical: river 巛 (川, 巜)
Parts: | 丶 川
 
Onyomi
州 【シュウ】 state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. Canada), canton (e.g. Switzerland), oblast (e.g. Russia), department (e.g. ancient China), continent, dear
州政府 【シュウセイフ】 state government
広州 【コウシュウ】 Guangzhou (China), Kwangchow, Canton
沿海州 【エンカイシュウ】 (Russian) maritime provinces
州 【ス】 sandbank, sandbar
洲浜 【スハマ】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
白州 【シラス】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
中州 【ナカス】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
 
Kunyomi
州 【す】 sandbank, sandbar
洲浜 【すはま】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
白州 【しらす】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
中州 【なかす】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar