オハイオ州

オハイオ州

Japanese

オハイオ州 (Ohaio-shū): a map of the US, highlighting Ohio.

Kanji in this term
州
しゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of オハイオ (Ohaio, “Ohio”) +‎ 州 (-shū, “state”).[1]

As with many place names in Japanese, this term consists of [placename]-[type of place].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ha̠io̞-ɕɨᵝː]

Proper noun

オハイオ州(しゅう) • (Ohaio-Shū) 

1. the State of Ohio

Synonyms

• オハイオ (Ohaio)

References

1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
• 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN