Definition of 県 (けん)

けん

県

けん

ken

JLPT N3

Common word

noun, noun (suffix)

•

prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)

Related Kanji

県	prefecture
縣	county, district, subdivision

Example sentences(showing 9 results)

かいけつ

？

けん

くに

せきにん

Hasn't it been solved yet? Whose responsibility is it, the prefecture's or the country's

ちり

てき

とくちょう

わたし

けん

に

The geographical features here are similar to those of our prefecture

高松塚

こふん

古墳

は

、奈良

けん

明日香村

そんざい

こふん

The Takamatuzuka burial mound is located in Nara prefecture, Asukamura

にほん

日本

には

４３

けん

県

が

あります

There are 43 prefectures in Japan

にほん

日本

には

、

けん

How many prefectures are there in Japan

たいふう

ひがい

すう

けん

The damage of the typhoon spread over several prefectures

わたし

かれ

きあ

おも

。

わたし

おな

けん

しゅっしん

I am sure I'll get along with him because we are from the same prefecture

せんたんぎじゅつ

かいしゃ

けん

ししゃ

せつりつ

Six high-tech companies set up branch offices in that prefecture

チューリップ

は

、

わたし

けん

けんか

Tulips are our prefecture's official flower