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分県地図 (ぶんけんちず) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

分ぶん県けん地ち図ず

ぶ

ん

け

ん

ち

ず

Meanings

1

noun

prefecture-by-prefecture map; atlas of Japan by prefecture; map of a single prefecture

Refers to a map or atlas organized by prefecture, or a map showing a single prefecture. The exact meaning depends on context.

この分ぶん県けん地ち図ずは各かく県けんの主しゅ要よう都と市しがよくわかる。
This prefecture-by-prefecture map clearly shows the major cities of each prefecture.
旅りょ行こうの計

けい

画かく

を

立た

てる

ため

に

、

分ぶん

県けん

地ち

図ず

を

買か

っ

た

。

I bought a map of a single prefecture to plan my trip.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
県prefecture
地ground, earth
図map, drawing, plan

Similar words

地ち図ず
地図 is a general map; 分県地図 specifically refers to a map organized by or focused on prefectures.
県けん別べつ地ち図ず
県別地図 is a near-synonym also meaning a map divided by prefecture, but 分県地図 is more common.

Etymology

Compound of 分 (ぶん, 'division') + 県 (けん, 'prefecture') + 地図 (ちず, 'map'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently means a map divided by prefecture.