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島根県 (しまねけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

島しま根ね県けん

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Meanings

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noun

Shimane Prefecture

A prefecture in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, facing the Sea of Japan.

島しま根ね県けんは出雲いずも大たい社しゃで有ゆう名めいです。
Shimane Prefecture is famous for Izumo Taisha.

Kanji

島island
根root, radical, head (pimple)
県prefecture

Etymology

Compound of 島根 (Shimane, an old province name) and 県 (prefecture). The origin of 島根 is uncertain.