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鳥取県 (とっとりけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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Meanings

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noun

Tottori Prefecture

A prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.

鳥とっ取とり県けんは砂さ丘きゅうで有ゆう名めいです。
Tottori Prefecture is famous for its sand dunes.

Kanji

鳥bird, chicken

take, fetch, take up

県prefecture

Etymology

Compound of 鳥取 (Tottori, a place name) and 県 (prefecture). The place name itself is of uncertain origin.