本州

Běnzhōu

noun #15,467

Meanings

1 Honshu (the main and largest island of Japan)

Characters

root; main; origin

state; province; island

Examples

本州是日本最大的岛屿。

Běnzhōu shì Rìběn zuì dà de dǎoyǔ.

Honshu is the largest island of Japan.

东京和大阪都在本州岛上。

Dōngjīng hé Dàbǎn dōu zài Běnzhōu dǎo shang.

Both Tokyo and Osaka are on the island of Honshu.

Tips

memory

本 (main/origin) + 州 (state/province) = 'the main land.' Honshu is literally the 'main province' of Japan, home to over 100 million people and all of Japan's major cities.

Stroke Order

本 běn

州 zhōu