一いっ都と一いち道どう二に府ふ四よん十じゅう三さん県けん

noun

one metropolis, one circuit, two urban prefectures, and 43 prefectures

Fixed phrase enumerating Japan's 47 prefectures by category: Tokyo (都), Hokkaido (道), Osaka and Kyoto (府), and the remaining 43 (県). Often used in administrative or educational contexts.

See also: 都道府県

• 日本にほんの行ぎょう政せい区く画かくは一いっ都と一いち道どう二に府ふ四よん十じゅう三さん県けんから成なる。

  Japan's administrative divisions consist of one metropolis, one circuit, two urban prefectures, and 43 prefectures.