県
prefecture

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

か.ける

Nanori (名乗り)

あがたがた

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:3
Strokes:9
JLPT:2
Frequency:140

Vocabulary

ケン

WordReadingMeaning
県営ケンエイ(under) prefectural management
県下ケンカin the prefecture; prefectural
県議ケンギprefectural assembly member
県警ケンケイprefectural police
県知事ケンチジprefectural governor

Other

WordReadingMeaning
県けんprefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
愛媛県えひめけんEhime Prefecture (Shikoku)
茨城県いばらきけんIbaraki prefecture
茨城県いばらぎけんIbaraki prefecture
岡山県おかやまけんOkayama Prefecture (Chūgoku area)