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本州 (Běn zhōu) — Honshu (largest island of Japan)

Definition

noun
Honshu (largest island of Japan)

Examples

  • 本州。
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Běn zhōu lǚ xíng.
    I want to go to Honshu to travel next year.
  • 本州。
    Běn zhōu Shì rì běn zuì dà de dǎo.
    Honshu is the largest island of Japan.
  • 本州。
    Dōng jīng hé jīng dū dōu zài Běn zhōu shàng.
    Tokyo and Kyoto are both on Honshu.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

本běnmain
州zhōuregion

本 'main' and 州 'region' name Japan's principal island.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

本 adds a stroke at the bottom of a tree shape to mark the roots, giving the sense of foundation or original.

Open 本 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

州 originally drew an islet in a river.

Open 州 →
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