長州

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
長 州
ちょう
Grade: 2 		しゅう
Grade: 3
kan'on

Etymology

Compound of 長 (Clipping of 長門 (“Nagato Province”)) +‎ 州 (shū, “province”)

Proper noun

長(ちょう)州(しゅう) • (Chōshū) ←ちやうしう (Tyausiu)?

  1. (historical) short for 長門国 (Nagato no kuni, “Nagato Province, a feudal province of Japan”)

Coordinate terms

  1. (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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