# 州 — State

Frequency rank 746 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 河 (River), less common than 錠 (Lock).

- On’yomi: しゅう
- Kun’yomi: す
- Radical: 巛 River (Kangxi 47)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX
- School grade: 3
- Strokes: 6

The character 州 (state) is a river (river) with dots on each bank — three streams flowing with islands between them, each island a separate state or province.

In words:

- 州 しゅう — sandbank

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