01
県庁
けんちょう
prefectural office
Meanings
- prefecture
Readings
Onyomi
- ケン
Kunyomi
- か.ける
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Useful words
02
県内
けんない
within the prefecture
03
県立
けんりつ
prefectural
04
県民
けんみん
prefectural residents
05
県知事
けんちじ
prefectural governor
06
県境
けんざかい
prefectural border
Compare Kanji
01市Meaning86%market, cityPrefectures and cities are neighboring layers in Japanese place names.02区Meaning80%ward, districtA ward is a smaller administrative unit, useful for seeing scale below 県.03国Meaning72%countryCountry and prefecture place 県 inside a bigger map hierarchy.04都Meaning76%metropolis, capitalTokyo’s metropolitan 都 makes a natural administrative neighbor to prefecture.05目Shape68%eye, classThe eye-like top block in 県 is the detail that can trip up learners.06府Meaning74%borough, urban prefecture府 and 県 both belong to Japanese administrative place labels.
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