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岐阜県 (ぎふけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

岐ぎ阜ふ県けん

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Meanings

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noun

Gifu Prefecture

A prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan.

岐ぎ阜ふ県けんは本ほん州しゅうの中ちゅう央おう部ぶに位い置ちしています。
Gifu Prefecture is located in the central part of Honshu.

Kanji

岐branch off, fork in road, scene
阜hill, mound, left village radical (no. 170)
県prefecture

Etymology

The name is derived from the historical place names 岐阜 (Gifu), which itself comes from a combination of 岐 (a character associated with the region) and 阜 (hill). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.