What does kanji 洲 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 洲 is continent.

How is kanji 洲 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 洲 are しま; the onyomi readings are シュウ, ス.

What is the main radical of kanji 洲?

The main radical for kanji 洲 is 水.

What words use kanji 洲?

Example words that use kanji 洲 include 州, 洲, 洲走, 洲浜.

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洲

Meaning

Kanji 洲

continent

continent, sandbar, island, country

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: しま
Onyomi 音読み: シュウス
Nanori 名乗り: くに

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1979
Strokes: 9
Radical: 水
Components: ｜ • 丶 • 川 • 汁
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 州 • 酬 • 詶 • 駲 • 㖄 • 栦 • 喌

Related vocabulary

22 common entries

Showing 22 of 29 entries that include this kanji.

州

しゅう

continent

洲

ひじ

mid-ocean sandbank

洲走

すばしり

young striped mullet

洲浜

すはま

designs and objects with a wavy pattern

欧州

おうしゅう

Europe

白州

しらす

area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles

お白州

おしらす

court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand

五大州

ごだいしゅう

the five continents

豪州

ごうしゅう

Australia

砂州

さす

sandbar

座州

ざす

stranding

三角州

さんかくす

(river) delta

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この洲には鳥がたくさん集まる。

A lot of birds gather on this sandbar.

川の真ん中に小さな洲が見える。

A small sandbar can be seen in the middle of the river.

船は浅い洲を避けて進んだ。

The boat moved on while avoiding the shallow sandbar.

アジア洲は面積がとても広い。

The Asian continent is very large in area.

五大洲の名前を全部言えますか。

Can you name all five continents?