Japanese

けん
Meaning: prefecture
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

県

Example sentences

My hometown is Nagano Prefecture.
富山県は日本海に面しており、新鮮な魚介類が非常に美味しい。
Toyama Prefecture faces the Sea of Japan, and its fresh seafood is extremely delicious.
栃木県には日光東照宮などの有名な観光地がたくさんあります。
There are many famous tourist spots in Tochigi Prefecture, such as Nikko Toshogu.
愛媛県はみかんで有名です。
Ehime Prefecture is famous for mandarin oranges.
嘉島町は熊本県にあります。
Kashima Town is located in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Usage Notes

A major administrative division of Japan. There are 43 'ken' (prefectures), along with one 'to' (Tokyo), one 'do' (Hokkaido), and two 'fu' (Osaka, Kyoto).

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