本州

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
simp. and trad. (本州)		本	州

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Běnzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² zau¹
• Min Nan (POJ): Pún-chiu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Běnzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄡ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beenjou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Běnjhou
    • IPA ^(key): /pən˨˩˦꜕꜖꜖ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯˥/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² zau¹
    • Yale: bún jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² zeo¹
    • IPA ^(key): /puːn˧˥ t͡sɐu̯˥/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pún-chiu
    • Tâi-lô: Pún-tsiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pwnciw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pun˥˧꜓꜓ t͡ɕiu˦˦/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pun˥˥˦꜕꜓ t͡ɕiu˧˧/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun˥˧꜓꜓ t͡ɕiu˦˦/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pun˥˧꜓꜓ t͡ɕiu˦˦/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun˦˩꜓꜓ t͡ɕiu˦˦/

Proper noun

本州

1. Honshu, the main island of Japan.

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Japanese

本州 (Honshū): Honshu.

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ほ​んしゅう [hóꜜǹshùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃ɕɨᵝː]

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Proper noun

本州 (hiragana ほんしゅう, rōmaji Honshū, historical hiragana ほんしう)

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.

Related terms

• 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

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN