Word details

白州

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

Dictionary

Entry

白州白洲しらすNounFreq #62930
1

white sandbar; white sandbank

2

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

3

gravel separating a noh stage from the audience

4

Archaic

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

白

white

5 strokesFrequency 483JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ハクビャク

Kun

しろしら-しろ.い

Nanori

あきかはっ
州

state, province

6 strokesFrequency 386JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シュウス

Kun

す

Nanori

くに
洲

continent, sandbar, island, country

9 strokesFrequency 1,979JLPT N1Grade 9

On

シュウス

Kun

しま

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