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中州

中州

Chinese

 
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 province; state (United States); sub-prefecture
simp. and trad.
(中州) 		中 州

Proper noun

中州

  1. the Central Plain (area on the lower reaches of the Yellow River which formed the cradle of Chinese civilization)
  2. China

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
中 州
なか
Grade: 1 		す
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Compound of 中 ‎(naka, “middle, center”) +‎ 州 ‎(su, “sandbank”).[1]

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

  • 中洲

Noun

中州 ‎(hiragana なかす, romaji nakasu)

  1. a sandbank in a river

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
中 州
ちゅう
Grade: 1 		しゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 中州 ‎(*djiung *jiou). Compare modern Chinese 中州 ‎(zhōngzhōu).

Pronunciation

Noun

中州 ‎(hiragana ちゅうしゅう, romaji chūshū, historical hiragana ちゆうしう)

  1. (archaic) the central location of some larger geographic area

Proper noun

中州 ‎(hiragana ちゅうしゅう, romaji Chūshū, historical hiragana ちゆうしう)

  1. (archaic) China

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. ↑ 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
  3. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Pronunciation

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