What does 州 mean?
州 is a Japanese noun meaning “state, province” in English. It can also be translated as “continent, province (of ancient China), dear” depending on context. It is written as 州 in kanji, しゅう in hiragana, and shuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
南部の州へ冬期に旅行すると、今旅行するよりも料金が高くなります。
Traveling to the southern states during the winter will be costlier than it is now.