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都県 (とけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
Tokyo and other prefectures ; prefectures (excl. Kyoto, Osaka, Hokkaido)
Administrative term referring to Tokyo (都) and other prefectures (県), often used in contrast with 道 (Hokkaido) and 府 (Kyoto/Osaka). The exact scope depends on context; sometimes excludes the three special prefectures, sometimes includes them loosely.
See also: 都道府県
Kanji 都 metropolis, capital, all Similar words 都と 道どう 府ふ 県けん 都道府県 is the full set of all 47 prefectural-level divisions (Tokyo, Hokkaido, Osaka/Kyoto, and the other 43 prefectures). 都県 is a subset that groups Tokyo with the regular prefectures, often excluding Hokkaido and the urban prefectures of Osaka and Kyoto.
Etymology Compound of 都 (Tokyo, the only 都 in Japan) and 県 (prefecture). The term likely arose from administrative or statistical contexts where Tokyo and the regular prefectures are grouped together, distinct from 道 (Hokkaido) and 府 (Osaka/Kyoto).
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These statistics are compiled by Tokyo and each prefecture.
