奥州

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 奥州 – see 奧州. (This term is the simplified form of 奧州).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奥	州
おう Grade: S	しゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
奧州 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 奥 (Clipping of 陸奥 (“Mutsu Province”)) +‎ 州 (shū, “province”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おーしゅう [óꜜòshùù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [o̞ːɕɨː]

Proper noun

奥(おう)州(しゅう) • (Ōshū) ^{←あうしう (Ausiu)^?}

(historical) short for 陸奥国 (Mutsu no kuni, “Mutsu Province, a feudal province of Japan”)

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

Descendants

→ English: Osju, Voxu
→ Latin:

References

^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN