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栃木県 (とちぎけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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Meanings

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noun

Tochigi Prefecture

A prefecture in the Kanto region of Japan, north of Tokyo. Known for Nikko and gyoza.

栃とち木ぎ県けんは関かん東とう地ち方ほうの北ほく部ぶにあります。
Tochigi Prefecture is in the northern part of the Kanto region.
栃とち木ぎ県けんの日にっ光こうは世せ界かい遺い産さんに登とう録ろくされています。
Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture is registered as a World Heritage site.

Kanji

栃horse chestnut, (kokuji)
木tree, wood
県prefecture

Etymology

From 栃木 (Tochigi, a place name) + 県 (prefecture). The origin of 栃木 is uncertain; it may derive from 栃 (horse chestnut) and 木 (tree), but this is not confirmed.