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奥州

奥州

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: S
しゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

奥州 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 奧州, hiragana おうしゅう, romaji ōshū)

  1. an old province of Japan, made up of the present-day prefectures of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori, and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture