しゅう

州

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

    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

    • 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.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

    continent

  3. noun, used as a suffix

    province (of Japan)
    historical term

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

    province (of ancient China), prefecture, department
    historical term

  5. suffix

    dear
    after a person's name
    archaic