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六大州 (ろくだいしゅう, rokudaishuu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Among the six continents, Asia has the largest population.
We learned about the six continents in geography class.
Kanji 洲 continent, sandbar, island Related words 五ご 大だい 州しゅう 五大州 refers to the five continents (often excluding Antarctica), while 六大州 includes Australia as a separate continent.
七しち 大だい 州しゅう 七大州 is the seven-continent model (adding Antarctica), whereas 六大州 is the six-continent model.
Written forms 六ろく 大だい 州しゅう
Standard kanji spelling using 州 (continent).
六ろく 大だい 洲しゅう
Variant spelling using 洲 (continent/sandbank); less common but seen in some contexts.
Etymology Compound of 六 (six), 大 (great), and 州 (continent). The term follows a common pattern for numbering continents in Japanese.
