Today’s Kanji is “州” (shuu); Kanji for “sandbank”.
Handwritten Kanji “州” (shuu)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “州”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 州 | シュウ す |
shuu su |
6 | 川 | sandbank |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “州”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 欧州 | おうしゅう | Ōshū | Europe |
| アメリカ50州 | あめりかごじゅっしゅう | Amerika 50-shū | 50 states in the United States |
| 砂州 | さす | Sasu | Sandbank |
