Japanese symbol for “california”
加州
かしゅう
Romaji: kashuu
California (state)
In Japanese, california is 加州, read かしゅう (kashuu).
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Meanings
- n California (state)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “california”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| カリフォルニア | カリフォルニア kariforunia | California |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 | さんか sanka | participation; joining; entry |
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition; supplement; appending |
| 増加 | ぞうか zouka | increase; rise; growth |
| 加工 | かこう kakou | manufacturing; processing; treatment |
| 加入 | かにゅう kanyuu | joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry |
| 加盟 | かめい kamei | joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation |
| 九州 | きゅうしゅう kyuushuu | Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan) |
| 欧州 | おうしゅう oushuu | Europe |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.