県

けん

prefecture (of Japan)

N3 #6,085

Meanings

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

あがた

  1. noun, historical territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)
  2. archaic countryside

Its kanji

In sentences

日本にほんには４３県けんがあります。 There are 43 prefectures in Japan. #542911

日本にほんには、県けんがいくつありますか。 How many prefectures are there in Japan? #542888