Jisho

×
けん 県
Common word JLPT N3 Wanikani level 9 Links
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
1. prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)​
  • チューリップ
  • は
    • 、
  • わたし私たち
  • の
  • けん県
  • の
  • けんか県花
  • です
    • 。
Tulips are our prefecture's official flower.
Wikipedia definition
2. Prefecture​For subsequent types of praefectura, see Prefect. A prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any of various countries and within some international church structures, and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect.
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Other forms
縣 【けん】
Notes
縣: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.

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