県けん境ざかい

also: けんきょう

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

prefectural border; prefectural boundary

Refers to the border between two prefectures in Japan. Used in geographical, administrative, and everyday contexts.

This river forms the prefectural border.

県けん境ざかいを越こえると、方ほう言げんが変かわる。

When you cross the prefectural border, the dialect changes.

国こっ境きょう
国境 means national border, while 県境 specifically refers to a prefectural border within Japan.
都と道どう府ふ県けん境ざかい
A more formal term encompassing borders of Tokyo, Hokkaido, Osaka/Kyoto, and other prefectures; 県境 is the common abbreviation.

県境Usage100%
- けんざかい
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading けんざかい is the most common.
- けんきょう
  Alternate reading, less common; may be encountered in formal or older contexts.
けんきょう

Compound of 県 (prefecture) and 境 (border). The reading けんざかい is a combination of on'yomi けん and kun'yomi さかい, while けんきょう is purely on'yomi.