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Definition 2024
本州
本州
Chinese
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
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province; state (United States); sub-prefecture | ||
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simp. and trad. (本州) |
本 | 州 | |
Proper noun
本州
- Honshu, the main island of Japan.
Japanese
本州 (Honshū): Honshu.
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| 本 | 州 |
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ほん Grade: 1 |
しゅう Grade: 3 |
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
本州 (hiragana ほんしゅう, romaji Honshū, historical hiragana ほんしう)
- Honshu, the main island of Japan with a population of 100 million, which is 4/5 of the Japanese.
Usage notes
Since Honshu is much bigger and more populous than other islands of Japan, you don't use this word to specify an area in Japan. Smaller area names such as 関東 and 関西 are used instead.