Kanji

What does the kanji 洲 mean?

洲 means continent; sandbar, river islet. On'yomi シュウ、ス. Kun'yomi しま.

Quick facts
On'yomiシュウ、ス
Kun'yomiしま
Strokes9
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi シュウ、スKun'yomi しま
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

continent; sandbar, river islet

Memory hook

Between the river channels (川), dots of land rise into sandbanks — SANDBANK, CONTINENT.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.