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洲 = 州 + 水
洲 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “continent”. It is built from 州 (state) and 水 (water). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2386.
- Keyword
- continent
- RTK frame
- 2386
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シュウ, ス
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- しま
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- континент
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 洲 continent
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 洲 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “state” + “water”. 洲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 洲 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.