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Zach

州

Readings

Kana: シュウ、ス、す
Romaji: shū, su, su
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: くに
Romaji: kuni
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

state, province

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  2
Frequency:  386
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-2-4
Korean Reading:  ju
Chinese Reading:  zhou1
Unicode:  5dde
JIS:  3D23

Indexes

Halpern Index: 57
Nelson Index: 99
New Nelson Index: 1529
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f4.1
Four Corner Index: 3200.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 304
Gakken Index: 542
Japanese Names Index: 224
Daikanwanjiten Index: 8678
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0331
Remembering the kanji Index: 128
Kanji Flashcards Index: 490
Kodansha Compact Index: 549
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 320
Kanji in Context Index: 553
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 39
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 40
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 130
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 135
Essential Kanji Index: 445
Kodansha Kanji Index: 64
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1254
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 424
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 271

Words

州 (す)
sandbank; sandbar
九州 (きゅうしゅう)
Kyushu (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
満州 (まんしゅう)
Manchuria
州都 (しゅうと)
state capital; provincial capital; county town
北九州 (きたきゅうしゅう)
Kitakyushu (city)
州 (しゅう)
state; province; county; oblast; department (of ancient China); continent; dear
欧州 (おうしゅう)
Europe
広州 (こうしゅう、コアンチョウ、コワンチョウ)
Guangzhou (China); Kwangchow; Canton
本州 (ほんしゅう)
Honshu (largest of the four main islands of Japan)
豪州 (ごうしゅう)
Australia
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