五大州

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五	大	州
ご Grade: 1	だい Grade: 1	しゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
五大洲 (dated)

Etymology

州 is a daiyōji replacing 洲.

Pronunciation

On’yomi

IPA^(key): [ɡo̞da̠iɕɨᵝː]

Noun

五(ご)大(だい)州(しゅう) • (godaishū)

the five continents (Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and Americas)

See also

六(ろく)大(だい)州(しゅう) (rokudaishū, “the six continents”)

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