本州

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Chinese

roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 
province; prefecture; state
province; prefecture; state; county
 
trad. (本州)
simp. #(本州)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

本州

  1. Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Japanese

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本州 (Honshū): Honshu.
Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1
しゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

(ほん)(しゅう) (Honshūほんしう (Fonsiu)?

  1. Honshu, the main island of Japan, with 100 million people, 4/5 of the Japanese population.

Usage notes

Since Honshu is much bigger and more populous than other islands of Japan, this word isn't used to specify an area in Japan. Smaller area names such as 関東(かんとう) (Kantō) and 関西(かんさい) (Kansai) are used instead.

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References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN