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Chinese

		phonetic	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (加州)		加	州
simp. ^#(加州)		加	州

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jiāzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ zau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Jiāzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jiajhou
  - Wade–Giles: Chia¹-chou¹
  - Yale: Jyā-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiajou
  - Palladius: Цзячжоу (Czjačžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ zau¹
  - Yale: gā jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ zeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

加州

short for 加利福尼亞州／加利福尼亚州 (Jiālìfúníyà Zhōu): California (the most populous state of the United States)

Synonyms

加省 (Jiāshěng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (加州):

→ Japanese: 加州(かしゅう) (kashū)
→ Korean: 가주(加州) (Gaju)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
加	州
か Grade: 4 (ateji)	しゅう Grade: 3
kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かしゅう (Atamadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Etymology 1

Compound of 加 (Clipping of 加利福尼亜 or 加里福尼亜) +‎ 州 (shū, “state”)

Proper noun

加(か)州(しゅう) • (Kashū) ^{←かしう (Kasiu)^?}

(dated) California (the most populous state of the United States)
Synonym: カリフォルニア州 (Kariforunia shū)
- 2021 August 31, “米加州の山火事、リゾート地のタホ湖近くで住民や観光客が避難”, in Reuters‎:
  
  米(べい)加州(かしゅう)の山火事(やまかじ)、リゾート地(ち)のタホ湖(こ)近(ちか)くで住民(じゅうみん)や観光客(かんこうきゃく)が避難(ひなん)
  Bei-Kashū no yamakaji, rizōto-chi no Taho-ko chikaku de jūmin ya kankōkyaku ga hinan
  Wildfire in California: Residents and tourists near Lake Tahoe evacuate

Etymology 2

Compound of 加 (Clipping of 加賀 (“Kaga Province”)) +‎ 州 (shū, “province”)

Proper noun

加(か)州(しゅう) • (Kashū) ^{←かしう (Kasiu)^?}

(historical) short for 加賀国 (Kaga no kuni, “Kaga Province, a feudal province of Japan”)

Coordinate terms

(畿内) Coordinate terms: 城州, 山州, 和州, 河州, 泉州, 摂州

(東海道) Coordinate terms: 伊州, 勢州, 志州, 尾州, 三州, 参州, 遠州, 駿州, 豆州, 甲州, 相州, 武州, 安州, 房州, 総州, 常州

(東山道) Coordinate terms: 江州, 濃州, 飛州, 信州, 上州, 野州, 羽州, 陸州, 奥州

(北陸道) Coordinate terms: 若州, 越州, 加州, 能州, 越州, 佐州, 渡州

(山陰道) Coordinate terms: 丹州, 但州, 因州, 伯州, 雲州, 石州, 隠州

(山陽道) Coordinate terms: 播州, 作州, 備州, 芸州, 防州, 長州

(南海道) Coordinate terms: 紀州, 淡州, 阿州, 讃州, 予州, 土州

(西海道) Coordinate terms: 豊州, 筑州, 肥州, 日州, 向州, 隅州, 薩州, 壱州, 対州

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