都道府県

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
どう
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
けん
Grade: 3
kan'on goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
都道府縣 (kyūjitai)
 都道府県 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Prefectures of Japan on Wikipedia

Etymology

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((Tokyo) Metropolis, literally capital) +‎ ((Hokkaido) Prefecture, literally circuit) +‎ ((Kyoto and Osaka) Prefectures, literally subdivision) +‎ ((other) prefectures)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(どう)()(けん) (todōfukenとだうふけん (todaufuken)?

  1. Tokyo, Hokkaido, Osaka and Kyoto Prefectures and other prefectures (collectively, as the prefectural (prefecture-level) administrative divisions of Japan)

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN