県
県

prefecture

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県けん縣NounNoun suffixFreq #8060
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prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)

Examples
チューリップは、私たちの県の県花です。
Tulips are our prefecture's official flower.
神奈川県かながわけんNounFreq #23939
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Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanto area)

県内けんない～の Adj.Freq #24033
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within the prefecture

千葉県ちばけんNounFreq #25975
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Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)

埼玉県さいたまけんNounFreq #27950
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Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)

長野県ながのけんNounFreq #33570
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Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)

Examples
去年の夏に私が訪れた村は長野県の小さな村だった。
The village which I visited last summer was a small one in Nagano Prefecture.
愛知県あいちけんNounFreq #33656
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Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)

Examples
私の両親は愛知県で生まれた。
My parents were born in Aichi Prefecture.
静岡県しずおかけんNounFreq #34911
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Shizuoka Prefecture (Chūbu area)

沖縄県おきなわけんNounFreq #36409
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Okinawa Prefecture

県警けんけいNounFreq #36803
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Abbreviation

prefectural police

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