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埼玉県 (さいたまけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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Meanings

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noun

Saitama Prefecture

A prefecture in the Kantō region, north of Tokyo.

埼さい玉たま県けんは東とう京きょうの北きたにあります。
Saitama Prefecture is north of Tokyo.

Kanji

埼cape, spit, promontory

jewel, ball

県prefecture

Etymology

From 埼玉 (Saitama, the name of the area) + 県 (ken, 'prefecture'). The origin of the name Saitama is uncertain.