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岩手 (いわて) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

岩いわ手て

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Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

Iwate (prefecture)

Refers to Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan.

岩いわ手ては東とう北ほく地ち方ほうの県けんです。
Iwate is a prefecture in the Tōhoku region.

Written forms

岩いわ手てUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling for the prefecture name.
いわてUsage2%

Kanji

岩boulder, rock, cliff
手hand

Etymology

The name is of uncertain origin, but it is conventionally associated with the kanji 岩 (rock) and 手 (hand).