State - Shu

Japanese: 州 - シュウ

[given name]
1. An administrative division that makes up a federal nation such as the United States or Australia. "Law of -" "Government of -"
2. As a regional unit used long ago in Japan country Country "Koshu", "Joshu", etc.
3. One of the administrative divisions of ancient China. It began when Emperor Wu of Han placed 13 prefectures above the counties and prefectures. Later, they were gradually subdivided and the distinction between counties and prefectures disappeared, and in modern times they were abolished.
4. The name given to the division of the earth into continents. "Five Great Continents" "Oceanic Continents"
[Suffix] In modern times, used on people's names to express affection.
"what, field or "Is there no way around that?" (Ukiyo, Prohibition of Short Temper, Vol. 2)

Shu [state] [kanji item]

[Sound] Shu (Shiu) (Kanji) [Reading] Su [Kanji to be learned] 3rd year〈Shu〉
1. An island formed by the accumulation of sediment in a river. State beach Job・Island Job "
Two continents: Europe, Australia, and the six continents.
3. "Kishu, Kyushu, Shinshu, Shinshu, and Honshu"
4. One of the administrative divisions of the United States. "State Legislature/California"
<vinegar>" reef Sasu・Zaju, Nakasu, Delta”
[Additional information] "Shu" and "shu" are common characters. The reading "su" comes from the Go-on pronunciation.
[Name] Kuni [Difficult to read] Eight provinces Yashima

Su [state/ ^× state]

Sediment accumulates at the bottom of a river, lake, or ocean, rising above the water surface. They form in relatively shallow areas such as near the mouth of a river. "Medium-sized," "Sand-sized," "Triangular-sized"
[Synonyms] Sandbar, sandbar, delta, deltaic alluvial fan, tidal flat

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend

Japanese:

［名］
１米国・オーストラリアなどの連邦国家を構成する行政区画。「―の法律」「―政府」
２日本で古くから用いた地域単位としての国くに。「甲州」「上州」など。
３古代中国の行政区画の一。漢の武帝が郡県の上に13州を置いたのに始まる。のち、しだいに細分化されて郡との差がなくなり、近代になって廃止。
４地球上の地を大陸で区分していう称。「五大―」「大洋―」
［接尾］近世、人名などに付いて、親愛の意を表す。
「何、野や―には手管なしとや」〈浮・禁短気・二〉

しゅう【州】［漢字項目］

［音］シュウ（シウ）（漢）　［訓］す
［学習漢字］3年
〈シュウ〉
１川の中などに土砂が積もってできた島。す。なかす。「州渚しゅうしょ・州嶼しゅうしょ」
２大陸。「欧州・豪州・六大州」
３くに。「紀州・九州・信州・神州・本州」
４米国などの行政区画の一。「州議会／加州」
〈す〉「砂州さす・座州・中州・三角州」
[補説]「州」と「洲」は通用字。訓の「す」は呉音に由来。
［名のり］くに
［難読］八州やしま