豪州

Japanese

Kanji in this term
豪	州
ごう Grade: S	しゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
濠洲 (rare) 濠州

Etymology

州 is a daiyōji replacing 洲.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ごーしゅう [góꜜòshùù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ːɕɨː]

Proper noun

豪(ごう)州(しゅう) • (Gōshū) 

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

Synonyms

• オーストラリア (Ōsutoraria) (most often used)
• 濠太剌利(オーストラリア) (Ōsutoraria) (most rarely used)

See also

• 豪(ごう) (gō)
• 濠(ごう) (gō)