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郡県制度 (ぐんけんせいど, gunkenseido) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The county and prefecture system began in China's Qin dynasty.
In Japan, the county and prefecture system was also introduced under the ritsuryō system.
Kanji 度 degrees, occurrence, time Related words 律りつ 令りょう 制せい The broader legal and administrative system under which 郡県制度 was implemented in Japan.
郡ぐん A county, the smaller administrative unit in the 郡県制度.
県けん A prefecture, the larger administrative unit in the 郡県制度.
Etymology Compound of 郡 (county), 県 (prefecture), and 制度 (system). The term refers to a historical administrative division system originating in China and later adopted in Japan.
