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ステート (suteeto) Japanese meaning: state | Kotomora
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A U.S. state is similar to a Japanese prefecture.
This system has a stateless design.
Related words 国家 is the native Japanese word for 'state' or 'nation' used in formal and general contexts, while ステート is an English loanword confined mainly to technical, IT, or political-science compounds.
州 is the standard term for a state within a federation (e.g., US or Australian states), whereas ステート is a direct loanword usually appearing inside compound terms rather than alone.
Word family· 11 solid-state
state amateur
stateful
stateless
ministate
Show 6 more link state
swing state
deep state
microstate
state amateur
Written forms ステート Usage 89%
Standard katakana loanword spelling; the most common form.
ステイト Usage 11%
Alternate katakana spelling reflecting a slightly different English vowel approximation; less common than ステート.
Etymology Loanword from English 'state', borrowed in the 20th century. The spelling ステート reflects the standard katakana transcription of the English pronunciation.
ネーションステート
