Question

洲 しま 1 1979 (none) "Australia is the only continent that is surrounded by water on all sides, yet is still a single state."

Accepted Answer

シュウ continent, sandbar, island, country S+ 水: water州: state; province continent "If the borders of a state are all water, then it is more properly called a 'continent' instead. (For 州 state (#128), I think of the small-dash/big-dash alternating pattern that is used for state borders on some maps.)."

Kanji	洲
Onyomi	シュウ
Kunyomi	しま
English	continent, sandbar, island, country
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S+
Frequency	1979
Components	水: water 州: state; province
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	continent
Koohii Story 1	"Australia is the only continent that is surrounded by water on all sides, yet is still a single state."
Koohii Story 2	"If the borders of a state are all water, then it is more properly called a 'continent' instead. (For 州 state (#128), I think of the small-dash/big-dash alternating pattern that is used for state borders on some maps.)."

State Water Continent Borders 洲 シュウ しま Sandbar

State Water Continent Borders 洲シュウしま Sandbar