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杭州 (こうしゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

杭こう州しゅう

also: くいしゅう

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Meanings

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noun

Hangzhou (China)

Proper noun referring to the capital city of Zhejiang province in China.

杭こう州しゅうは中ちゅう国ごくの浙せっ江こう省しょうの省しょう都とです。
Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang province in China.
杭こう州しゅうの西せい湖こは世せ界かい遺い産さんに登とう録ろくされています。
West Lake in Hangzhou is registered as a World Heritage site.

Written forms

杭州
- こうしゅう
  Standard kanji spelling for the Chinese city Hangzhou.
- くいしゅう
  Alternate reading based on older Chinese pronunciation; rarely used in modern Japanese.
くいしゅう

Kanji

杭stake, post, picket
州state, province

Etymology

From Chinese 杭州 (Hángzhōu). The reading こうしゅう reflects the Japanese on'yomi of the characters, while くいしゅう is based on an older Chinese pronunciation.