็
็
9 strokes
Frequency: 140
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
prefecture
Readings
On
โ Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใฑใณ
Kun
โ Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ.ใใ
Nanori
โ Specialized readings used in names
ใใใ
ใใ
Common Words
1
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
Examples
ใใฅใผใชใใใฏใ็งใใกใฎ็ใฎ็่ฑใงใใ
Tulips are our prefecture's official flower.
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Nagano Prefecture (Chลซbu area)
Examples
ๅปๅนดใฎๅคใซ็งใ่จชใใๆใฏ้ท้็ใฎๅฐใใชๆใ ใฃใใ
The village which I visited last summer was a small one in Nagano Prefecture.
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Aichi prefecture (Chลซbu area)
Examples
็งใฎไธก่ฆชใฏๆ็ฅ็ใง็ใพใใใ
My parents were born in Aichi Prefecture.
๐
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