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็œŒ
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Frequency: 140
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

prefecture

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฑใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹.ใ‘ใ‚‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‚ใŒใŸ
ใŒใŸ

Common Words

ใ‘ใ‚“
็ธฃ
Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #8060
1

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

Examples
ใƒใƒฅใƒผใƒชใƒƒใƒ—ใฏใ€็งใŸใกใฎ็œŒใฎ็œŒ่Šฑใงใ™ใ€‚
Tulips are our prefecture's official flower.
ใ‹ใชใŒใ‚ใ‘ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #23939
1

Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanto area)

ใ‘ใ‚“ใชใ„
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #24033
1

within the prefecture

ใกใฐใ‘ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #25975
1

Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)

ใ•ใ„ใŸใพใ‘ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #27950
1

Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)

ใชใŒใฎใ‘ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #33570
1

Nagano Prefecture (Chลซbu area)

Examples
ๅŽปๅนดใฎๅคใซ็งใŒ่จชใ‚ŒใŸๆ‘ใฏ้•ท้‡Ž็œŒใฎๅฐใ•ใชๆ‘ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
The village which I visited last summer was a small one in Nagano Prefecture.
ใ‚ใ„ใกใ‘ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #33656
1

Aichi prefecture (Chลซbu area)

Examples
็งใฎไธก่ฆชใฏๆ„›็Ÿฅ็œŒใง็”Ÿใพใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
My parents were born in Aichi Prefecture.
ใ—ใšใŠใ‹ใ‘ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #34911
1

Shizuoka Prefecture (Chลซbu area)

ใŠใใชใ‚ใ‘ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #36409
1

Okinawa Prefecture

ใ‘ใ‚“ใ‘ใ„
Noun
Freq #36803
1

Abbreviation

prefectural police

๐ŸŽ“

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