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県

prefecture

JLPT N2 Grade 3 9 strokes
On'yomi
ケン
Radical
目 · eye (eye, look)

県 means "prefecture". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 9 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ケン. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

Example word

県けん

prefecture

県 in example sentences

  • 日本にっぽんには、都道府県とどうふけんがいくつあるの？

    Nippon ni wa, todoufuken ga ikutsu aru no?

    How many prefectures are there in Japan?

  • 日本にっぽんには、都道府県とどうふけんはいくつあるんですか？

    Nippon ni wa, todoufuken wa ikutsu arun desu ka?

    How many prefectures does Japan have?

  • 日本にっぽんには、都道府県とどうふけんは幾いくつあるの？

    Nippon ni wa, todoufuken wa ikutsu aru no?

    How many prefectures does Japan have?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Words that use 県

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Common questions

What does the kanji 県 mean?
県 means "prefecture". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 県 have?
県 is written in 9 strokes.
How is 県 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ケン.
What JLPT level is 県?
県 is a JLPT N2 kanji.
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