中州

Chinese

 
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
province; prefecture; state; county
simp. and trad.
(中州)		 中 州

Pronunciation

Proper noun

中州

  1. the Central Plain (area on the lower reaches of the Yellow River which formed the cradle of Chinese civilization)
  2. Alternative name for 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó, “China”).

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
中 州
なか
Grade: 1		 す
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Compound of 中 (naka, “middle, center”) +‎ 州 (su, “sandbank”).[1]

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

  • 中洲

Noun

中州 (hiragana なかす, rōmaji nakasu)

  1. a sandbank in a river

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
中 州
ちゅう
Grade: 1		 しゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 中州 (*djiung *jiou). Compare modern Chinese 中州.

Pronunciation

Noun

中州 (hiragana ちゅうしゅう, rōmaji chūshū, historical hiragana ちゆうしう)

  1. (archaic) the central location of some larger geographic area

Proper noun

中州 (hiragana ちゅうしゅう, rōmaji Chūshū, historical hiragana ちゆうしう)

  1. (archaic) China

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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