けん
県

noun, noun used as a suffix

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
県
県 けん ✔
けん
縣
縣 けん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)