県

Meaning

県 centers on a regional administrative division: a prefecture. The meaning is straightforward and refers to a specific type of Japanese local government area.

• 県けん
  N4

  prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)

• 県内けんない

  within the prefecture

• 県民けんみん

  resident of a prefecture; citizen of a prefecture

• 都道府県とどうふけん

  prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures

• 県警けんけい

  prefectural police

• 県立けんりつ
  N3

  prefectural; managed by a prefectural government

• 県知事けんちじ

  prefectural governor

• 県庁けんちょう
  N2

  prefectural office

• 県議けんぎ

  prefectural assembly member

• 県道けんどう

  prefectural road

• 県議会けんぎかい

  prefectural assembly

• 県境けんざかい

  prefectural border; prefectural boundary

• 県連けんれん

  prefectural party chapter

• 県政けんせい

  prefectural government; prefectural administration

• 府県ふけん

  prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)

• 県営けんえい

  (under) prefectural management

• 県南けんなん

  southern part of a prefecture

• 県下けんか

  in the prefecture; prefectural

• 道府県どうふけん

  prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo)

• 隣県りんけん

  neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture

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