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新潟県 (niigataken) Japanese meaning: Niigata Prefecture | Kotomora

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Meanings

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Niigata Prefecture

A prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan, facing the Sea of Japan.

新にい潟がた県けんは米こめどころとして有ゆう名めいです。

Niigata Prefecture is famous as a rice-producing region.

新にい潟がた県けんの冬ふゆは雪ゆきがたくさん降ふります。

It snows a lot in Niigata Prefecture in winter.

Kanji

新new
潟lagoon
県prefecture

Related words

新にい潟がた市し
Niigata City, the capital city of Niigata Prefecture.

Etymology

新潟 (Niigata) is a place name of uncertain origin; 県 (ken) means 'prefecture'.