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中州 (なかす, nakasu) Japanese meaning: sandbank | Kotomora

中なか州す

な

か

す

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

sandbank; sandbar

A sandbank or sandbar formed in a river.

川かわの中なか州すに鳥とりが集あつまっている。
Birds are gathering on the sandbank in the river.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
州state, province
洲continent, sandbar, island

Built from

州す

Written forms

中なか州すUsage34%
Standard kanji spelling.
中なか洲すUsage66%
Variant kanji spelling; 洲 is an older form of 州.

Etymology

Compound of 中 (naka, 'middle') and 州 (su, 'sandbank').