州 — “state / province” in Japanese

Grade 3しゅう, す

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“state / province” in Japanese is 州, read shuu, su (しゅう, す). It is a Grade 3 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 3 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 九州 (Kyushu).

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What does 州 mean?

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Kanji	州
Meaning	state / province
Readings	しゅう, す
Grade	Grade 3 (Medium)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	九州 (Kyushu)

How to read 州

州 is read shuu (しゅう) or su (す) depending on the word.

Words with 州

九州きゅうしゅう
欧州

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Updated: 2026-08-28