Word
県
けん
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CommonJLPT N3
Meanings
- Noun
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
In Spanish
prefectura (de Japón)
condado (de China)
- Other forms
- 縣
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
チューリップは、私たちの県の県花です。
Tulips are our prefecture's official flower.
Tatoeba #202943(opens in a new tab)まだ解決していないのか?県と国のどちらが責任?
Hasn't it been solved yet? Whose responsibility is it, the prefecture's or the country's?
Tatoeba #74900(opens in a new tab)