しゅう

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See also: しゅ, じゅ, and じゅう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しゅう – see the following entries.
4
laps or circuits
Zhou
2
a week (unit of time)
weeks
a male or female given name
3
first-level administrative division of some countries, such as: (1) state of the United States, Australia, India, Nigeria and Germany; (2) province of Canada; (3) canton of Switzerland; etc.
used in place names, usually associated with (historical) political divisions
continent
used in place names
Alternative spelling
3
collection, assembly
6
mass; many people
majority
This term needs a translation to English.
S
exemplary, excellent.
a male given name
(This term, しゅう (shū), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as しゅう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しゅう.)