Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level: N1
1979 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: continent, sandbar, island, country
Kunyomi: しま
Onyomi: シュウ, ス
Composition: 氵 州
Radical: 水
Meaning: water
Reading: みず
Frequency: 1,595
Alternative forms:
州 (シュウ) 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, continent, province (of Japan), province (of ancient China), prefecture, department, dear
大州 (タイシュウ) continent
六大州 (ロクダイシュウ) the six continents, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
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
秋津島 (あきつしま) Japan, Yamato Province
八洲 (やしま) Japan