本州

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (本州)		本	州
simp. #(本州)		本	州

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Běnzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² zau¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pún-chiu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Běnzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Běnjhou
    • Wade–Giles: Pên³-chou¹
    • Yale: Běn-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beenjou
    • Palladius: Бэньчжоу (Bɛnʹčžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² zau¹
    • Yale: bún jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pún-chiu
    • Tâi-lô: Pún-tsiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pwnciw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siu³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/

Proper noun

本州

1. Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Japanese

本州 (Honshū): Honshu.

Kanji in this term
本	州
ほん Grade: 1	しゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほんしゅう [hóꜜǹshùù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃ɕɨː]

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Proper noun

本(ほん)州(しゅう) • (Honshū) ^{←ほんしう (fonsiu)?}

1. Honshu, the main island of Japan, with 100 million people, 4/5 of the Japanese population.

Usage notes

Since Honshu is much bigger and more populous than other islands of Japan, this word isn't used to specify an area in Japan. Smaller area names such as 関東(かんとう) (Kantō) and 関西(かんさい) (Kansai) are used instead.

See also

• 北海道(ほっかいどう) (Hokkaidō): Hokkaido
• 四国(しこく) (Shikoku): Shikoku
• 九州(きゅうしゅう) (Kyūshū): Kyushu