Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
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
南部の州へ冬期に旅行すると、今旅行するよりも料金が高くなります。Traveling to the southern states during the winter will be costlier than it is now. continent
Noun, used as a suffix
province (of Japan)
Historical termsee 国
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
province (of ancient China); prefecture; department
Historical term
Suffix
dear
Archaicafter a person's name
Also written 洲【しゅう】