Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Noun suffix, Suffix

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

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    1. Noun, Noun 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 suffix

      2.

      continent

    3. Noun suffix

      3.

      province (of Japan)

      Historical term,

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    4. Noun, Noun 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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