JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 4

州 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

state; province; sandbank

On
シュウshuu スsu
Kun
すsu しまshima くにkuni

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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州6 strokes

How to write 州: stroke order

州 has 6 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

州 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 州 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 州

The parts 州 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 丶

  • 川 (巛)

    river

    Radical

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 4