Word Meaning お白州

おしらす oshirasu

お白州 is read as おしらす (oshirasu) and means court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

おしらす

Romaji

oshirasu

Writing Variants

  • お白洲 おしらす oshirasu
  • 御白州 おしらす oshirasu
  • 御白洲 おしらす oshirasu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 61350 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

白州

しらす

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

しゅう

continent

広州

こわんちょう

Guangzhou (China)

九州

きゅうしゅう

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

欧州

おうしゅう

Europe

広州

こうしゅう

Guangzhou (China)

加州

かしゅう

California (state)

大洋州

たいようしゅう

Oceania

北九州

きたきゅうしゅう

Kitakyushu (city)

五大州

ごだいしゅう

the five continents

六大州

ろくだいしゅう

the six continents

七大州

ななだいしゅう

the seven continents