州 State

Radical Combination

• 丶

  Drop
• 川

  River

Meaning

Primary

State

Alternatives

Province, County

Mnemonic

Think about Japan. Japan is a country made up of islands. They're basically three drop drop drops in the large river that is the Pacific Ocean. These are Japan's states or provinces.

Hints

Also, another way to think of this is that the river radical is actually just three rivers, separating drops, which are capitals of various states. Rivers are usually great ways to divide up a country, and states are one way to do it!

Readings

On’yomi

しゅう

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Each state has its own shoe (しゅう) to represent it. The bottom of each shoe is the shape of the state, so when you step it leaves a state-shaped imprint in the ground.

Hints

The state shoes also have things like the state birds, state flowers, and state fish printed on each of them. They're quite collectable, you should buy a pair for your favorite state!