しゅう

州

表記・読み：洲・しゅう

1. 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

   名詞noun, used as a suffix
2. 2

   continent

   名詞noun, used as a suffix
3. 3

   province (of Japan)

   noun, used as a suffixhistorical term
4. 4

   province (of ancient China); prefecture; department

   名詞noun, used as a suffixhistorical term
5. 5

   dear

   接尾語after a person's namearchaic