中州
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Japanese [edit]
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| 中 | 州 |
Etymology 1 [edit]
Compound of 中 (naka, “middle, center”) + 州 (su, “sandbank”).[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
中州 (hiragana なかす, romaji nakasu)
- sandbank in a river
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Sinitic 中州.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
中州 (hiragana ちゅうしゅう, romaji chūshū, historical hiragana ちゅうしう)
- (archaic) the central location of some larger geographic area
Proper noun [edit]
中州 (hiragana ちゅうしゅう, romaji Chūshū, historical hiragana ちゅうしう)
References [edit]
- ^ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
