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県

県 — prefecture

On
ケン
Kun
かける
Strokes
9
JLPT
N2
School grade
3

Common words with 県

  • 県警けんけいprefectural policeCommon
  • 同県どうけんthe same prefectureCommon
  • 県知事けんちじprefectural governorCommon

    その県知事は7月の選挙で勝利をおさめました。
    The prefectural governor got the upper hand in the July elections.

  • 県内けんないwithin the prefectureCommon
  • 都道府県とどうふけんprefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Os…Common
  • 県議けんぎprefectural assembly memberCommon
  • 県立けんりつprefectural; managed by a prefectural governmentCommon
  • 県民けんみんresident of a prefecture; citizen of a prefectureCommon
  • 県庁けんちょうprefectural officeCommon
  • 府県ふけんprefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)Common
  • 県道けんどうprefectural roadCommon
  • 県外けんがいoutside the prefectureCommon
  • 県営けんえい(under) prefectural managementCommon
  • 県下けんかin the prefecture; prefecturalCommon
  • 県けんprefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of…Common
  • 県会けんかいprefectural assemblyCommon
  • 県勢けんせいprefectural strengths (conditions, resources)Occasional
  • 県人会けんじんかいassociation of people from the same prefectureOccasional
  • 近県きんけんneighboring prefectures; nearby prefecturesOccasional
  • 県人けんじんnative of a prefectureOccasional

With the N5–N2 kanji, you can read 172 words that use 県.

  • 県警 けんけい prefectural police
  • 同県 どうけん the same prefecture
  • 県内 けんない within the prefecture
  • 県知事 けんちじ prefectural governor
  • 都道府県 とどうふけん prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Os…

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