JLPT N3 · Noun

県 (ken)

県 (けん, ken) is a Japanese noun meaning “prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けん
Romaji: ken
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.) · noun, suffix noun

Example sentences

チューリップは、私たちの県の県花です。

Tulips are our prefecture's official flower.

Tatoeba #202943

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 県

県

prefectureケン・か.ける · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 県.

県庁けんちょうprefectural office

Source: JMdict entry 1258810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.