1. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

   1.

   state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); county (e.g. of the UK); region (e.g. of Italy)

2. 2.

   continent

3. Noun, used as a suffix

   3.

   province (of Japan)

Example sentences

• 彼は杭州の出身だ。

  He comes from Hangzhou.

• 広州に住んでいる。

  I live in Canton.