本州

Běnzhōu

noun #15,467

Meanings

1 Honshu (the main and largest island of Japan)

Characters

root; main; origin

state; province; island

Examples

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

本州是日本最大的岛屿。

Běnzhōu shì Rìběn zuì dà de dǎoyǔ.

Honshu is the largest island of Japan.

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