Japanese Conversation · Level 92
60 words
Japanese word
州
Pronunciation
Romajishū
Meaning
- nounstate
Example
アメリカには五十の州があります。a me ri ka ni wa go jū no shū ga a ri ma su
There are fifty states in the United States.
More examples
その州では冬に雪が多いです。so no shū de wa fuyu ni yuki ga ō i de su
That state gets a lot of snow in winter.
Core concept
Names a broad political division of a country that has its own administrative boundaries and government.
Common phrases
州の名前shū no na mae
state name
州の法律shū no hō ritsu
state law
州ごとにshū go to ni
by state
Definition in Japanese
国の領域を行政上区分した地域。kuni no ryō iki o gyō sei jō ku bun shi ta chi iki
Word origin
州 (shū, "administrative region") is a Sino-Japanese borrowing of Chinese 州 (zhōu, "administrative region").
Usage tips
- In everyday English, state can also mean a condition, but Japanese 州 (shū) refers to a political area such as a US state or a province.
Other meanings
- provincenoun