くま
熊
もと
本
けん
県

noun

  1. Kumamoto Prefecture (Kyūshū).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
くま
熊
もと
本
けん
県
 熊本県 くまもとけん
くま
熊
もと
本
けん
縣
 熊本縣 くまもとけん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bear
くま　ユウ (11th, N1)
ability, talent, skill
ノウ　よし　の (5th, N3)
a small worm, larvae of mosquitoes, empty
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
book, present, main
ホン　もと　まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
prefecture
ケン　がた　か.ける (3rd, N2)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)