Info on the Kanji 県

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What is this? "県"

Meaning(s)

prefecture

Reading(s)

onyomi KEN
kunyomi

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stroke count 9
grade 3
jlpt level N2
Example words with 県
WordMeaning
けん
ken
territory / countryside
かくけん
kakuken
all prefectures
きんけん
kinken
neighboring prefectures / neighbouring prefectures
けんえい
ken ei
prefectural / under prefectural management
けんか
kenka
in the prefecture / prefectural
けんはな
ken hana
prefectural flower / floral emblem for a prefecture
けんかい
kenkai
prefectural assembly
けんがい
kengai
outside the prefecture
けんぎ
kengi
prefectural assembly
けんざかい
kenzakai
prefectural border / prefectural boundary
けんけい
kenkei
prefectural police
けんしゃ
ken sha
prefectural shrine
けんしゅ
ken shu
territorial ruler
けんじん
kenjin
native of a prefecture
けんせい
ken sei
prefectural strengths
けんせい
kensei
prefectural government / prefectural administration
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Example Sentences with 県
まだ解決していないのか?と国のどちらが責任?

只見町は福島南会津地方にあり、急峻な山を隔てて新潟との境に位置しています。

高松塚古墳は、奈良明日香村に存在する古墳。

ああ、多分この道まっすぐで・・・。



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