Word details

本州

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本州.

Dictionary

Entry

本州んしゅうNounFreq #36232
1

Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu

Examples
沖縄は本州よりも中国に近いということに気付いてましたか。
Are you aware that Okinawa is closer to China than to Honshu?

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ホン

Kun

もと

Nanori

まとごう

state, province

6 strokesFrequency 386JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シュウ

Kun

Nanori

くに

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