信州

Chinese

		letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (信州)		信	州
simp. #(信州)		信	州

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xìnzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄡ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xìnzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sìnjhou
    • Wade–Giles: Hsin⁴-chou¹
    • Yale: Syìn-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shinnjou
    • Palladius: Синьчжоу (Sinʹčžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

信州

1. (historical) Xinzhou (a historical state in China; modern Chongqing)
2. (～區) Xinzhou (a district of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China)

Descendants

• → English: Xinzhou

Japanese

Kanji in this term
信	州
しん Grade: 4	しゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕĩɰ̃ɕɨᵝː]

Proper noun

信(しん)州(しゅう) • (Shinshū) 

1. (historical) Shinano (a province of Japan)

   Synonyms: 信濃 (Shinano), 信濃国 (Shinano no Kuni)

2. (by extension, poetic) Nagano (a prefecture of Japan)

   Synonym: 長野県 (Nagano-ken)

   信(しん)州(しゅう)そば

   Shinshū soba

   Nagano-style soba noodles

3. (historical) Xinzhou (a historical state in China; modern Chongqing)