Meaning of 本州(ほんしゅう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 本州

Kana Reading ほんしゅう

Romaji honshū

Examples of 本州, ほんしゅう in a sentence

北海道は本州の北にある。

Hokkaido is to the north of Honshu.
日本の主要な島は、北海道、四国、本州、九州です。

The main islands of Japan are Hokkaido, Shikoku, Honshu and Kyushu.
沖縄は本州よりも中国に近いということに気付いてましたか。

Are you aware that Okinawa is closer to China than to Honshu?

州 JLPT 2

6 strokes

state, province

On'Yomi: シュウ, ス

Kun'Yomi: す

本 JLPT 5

5 strokes

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

On'Yomi: ホン

Kun'Yomi: もと

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