Level VI of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 746 / 2,608
Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.
More common than 河 (River), less common than 錠 (Lock).
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.
州 is rank 746 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
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