信州
Chinese
letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence |
province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (信州) | 信 | 州 | |
| simp. #(信州) | 信 | 州 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xìnzhōu
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sìnjhou
- Wade–Giles: Hsin4-chou1
- Yale: Syìn-jōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shinnjou
- Palladius: Синьчжоу (Sinʹčžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
信州
- (historical) Xinzhou (a historical state in China; modern Chongqing)
- (～區) Xinzhou (a district of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China)
Descendants
- → English: Xinzhou
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 信 | 州 |
| しん Grade: 4 |
しゅう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɕĩɰ̃ɕɨː]
Etymology 1
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 信州 (Xìnzhōu)
- (historical) Xinzhou (a historical state in China; modern Chongqing)
Etymology 2
Compound of 信 (Clipping of 信濃 (“Shinano Province”)) + 州 (shū, “province”)
Proper noun
信州 • (Shinshū)
- (historical) short for 信濃国 (Shinano no kuni, “Shinano Province, a feudal province of Japan”)
- (by extension, poetic) Nagano (a prefecture of Japan)
- Synonym: 長野県 (Nagano-ken)
- 信州そば
- Shinshū soba
- Nagano-style soba noodles
Coordinate terms
- (畿内) Coordinate terms: 城州, 山州, 和州, 河州, 泉州, 摂州
- (東海道) Coordinate terms: 伊州, 勢州, 志州, 尾州, 三州, 参州, 遠州, 駿州, 豆州, 甲州, 相州, 武州, 安州, 房州, 総州, 常州
- (東山道) Coordinate terms: 江州, 濃州, 飛州, 信州, 上州, 野州, 羽州, 陸州, 奥州
- (北陸道) Coordinate terms: 若州, 越州, 加州, 能州, 越州, 佐州, 渡州
- (山陰道) Coordinate terms: 丹州, 但州, 因州, 伯州, 雲州, 石州, 隠州
- (山陽道) Coordinate terms: 播州, 作州, 備州, 芸州, 防州, 長州
- (南海道) Coordinate terms: 紀州, 淡州, 阿州, 讃州, 予州, 土州
- (西海道) Coordinate terms: 豊州, 筑州, 肥州, 日州, 向州, 隅州, 薩州, 壱州, 対州