しゅう
州

noun, noun used as a suffix

  1. state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. Canada), canton (e.g. Switzerland), oblast (e.g. Russia), department (e.g. ancient China).
  2. continent.

suffix

Archaism. After someone's name.
  1. dear.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゅう
州
 州 しゅう ✔
しゅう
洲
 洲 しゅう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

state, province
シュウ　ス　す (3rd, N2)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)