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N3 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix, Suffix

(しゅう)state, province, county, oblast, department (of ancient China), continent, dear

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

      1.

      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

    2. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

      2.

      continent

    3. Noun, used as a suffix

      3.

      province (of Japan)

      Historical term,

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    4. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

      4.

      province (of ancient China), prefecture, department

      Historical term
    5. Suffix

      5.

      dear

      Archaic, after a person's name

    All Forms

    州 【しゅう】洲 【しゅう】

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    Examples

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      (きみ)はアメリカのどの(しゅう)()んでいるの?

      In what state of the United States do you live?

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      その(くに)には全部(ぜんぶ)でいくつの(しゅう)があるか()っていますか?

      Do you know how many states there are in that country in total?

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      政策(せいさく)(しゅう)によってそれぞれ(こと)なると()うのは事実(じじつ)である。

      It's true that policies differ in each state.

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      (ぼく)はスイスであればどこの(しゅう)()んでも(かま)わないと(おも)っています。

      I don't really care about what canton I live in as long as I can live in Switzerland.

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      アメリカからの留学生(りゅうがくせい)から、アメリカでは(しゅう)によって法律(ほうりつ)(こと)なると()きました。

      I heard from international students from the United States that laws vary by state.

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