甲州

Chinese

		1st heavenly stem; armour; shell	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (甲州)		甲	州
simp. #(甲州)		甲	州

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 甲州 (Kōshū).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiǎzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄡ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǎzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǎjhou
    • Wade–Giles: Chia³-chou¹
    • Yale: Jyǎ-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeajou
    • Palladius: Цзячжоу (Czjačžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

甲州

1. (～市) Kōshū (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)
2. (Malaysia) Short for 馬六甲州／马六甲州 (Mǎliùjiǎ zhōu).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
甲	州
こう Grade: S	しゅう Grade: 3
kan’on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɕɨᵝː]

Proper noun

甲(こう)州(しゅう) • (Kōshū) 

1. Kōshū (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)
2. Synonym of 甲斐 (“Kai Province, an old province of Japan”)