県
けん
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
JLPT N3 Common word Intermediate Japanese L7
Meanings
Noun, Noun, suffix
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)Noun
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)historical term
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
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Example sentences
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There are 43 prefectures in Japan.
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How many prefectures are there in Japan?
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The damage of the typhoon spread over several prefectures.
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This river forms the boundary between the two prefectures.
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Tulips are our prefecture's official flower.
More examples (6)
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In Japan there are 43 prefectures, 2 urban prefectures, 1 circuit and a metropolis.
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Shizuoka, one of Japan's prefectures, faces the Pacific Ocean.
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The geographical features here are similar to those of our prefecture.
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Hasn't it been solved yet? Whose responsibility is it, the prefecture's or the country's?
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Six high-tech companies set up branch offices in that prefecture.
私はきっと彼と気が合うと思います。私たちは同じ県の出身だから。
I am sure I'll get along with him because we are from the same prefecture.