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欧州 (おうしゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

欧おう州しゅう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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noun

Formal or written term for Europe, often used in news, official names, and compound words. In casual speech, ヨーロッパ is more common.

See also: ヨーロッパ

欧おう州しゅう連れん合ごうは多おおくの加か盟めい国こくで構こう成せいされている。
The European Union consists of many member states.

彼かれは来らい月げつ、欧おう州しゅうへ出しゅっ張ちょうする予よ定ていだ。

He plans to go on a business trip to Europe next month.

Written forms

欧おう州しゅうUsage99%
Standard kanji form; commonly used in news and formal contexts.
欧おう洲しゅうUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 欧州 is overwhelmingly preferred.

Kanji

欧Europe
州state, province
洲continent, sandbar, island

Similar words

ヨーロッパ
ヨーロッパ is the common, everyday word for Europe. 欧州 is more formal and often used in compounds like 欧州連合 (European Union).

Etymology

欧 (おう) is an abbreviation for 欧羅巴 (ヨーロッパ), an ateji representation of 'Europe'. 州 (しゅう) means 'continent' or 'state'. The combination forms a Sino-Japanese word meaning 'Europe'.