How to say "canton" in Japanese

• 広州こうしゅうCommon
  nounCovers Canton only as the name of the Chinese city Guangzhou; it is a proper name, not a common noun, so it is not the word for canton meaning a division of a country.
• 州しゅうJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)Covers canton as an administrative division of a country, as in the cantons of Switzerland; the same broad word renders 'state', 'province' and 'county', so the English equivalent varies from country to country.
  南部なんぶの州しゅうへ冬期とうきに旅行りょこうすると、今こん旅行りょこうするよりも料金りょうきんが高たかくなります。↗

  Traveling to the southern states during the winter will be costlier than it is now.

Use 広州 for Canton as the name of the Chinese city Guangzhou, and 州 for canton meaning an administrative division of a country, the same word that translates 'state' and 'province'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 広州こうしゅうGuangzhou (China)
• 州しゅうstate (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.)
• 広東省カントンしょうGuangdong Province (China)
• 越えつGuangdong Province (China)