関八州 かんはっしゅう Meanings Noun the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke) See also: 関東八州 (かんとうはっしゅう). Kanji 関 relate. Read as カン. 八 eight. Read as ハチ. 州 state. Read as シュウ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists