県

• 読み: けん
• ローマ字: ken
• 漢字の分解: 県 (ken) — prefecture, district
• 発音: /ke.n/

意味

Prefecture. An administrative division of Japan, similar to a state or province.

A noun and suffix designating one of Japan's 47 prefectures. Used after a name to form a prefecture's full title, such as 千葉県 (Chiba-ken) or 愛知県 (Aichi-ken). Note that Tokyo uses 都 (to), Osaka and Kyoto use 府 (fu), and Hokkaido uses 道 (dou) instead of 県.

例文

1. 私の出身は静岡県です。
2. この県は果物の生産で有名だ。
3. 来月から隣の県に引っ越す予定だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: geography, government, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 県 originally depicted a severed head hung as a display, symbolizing authority over a region. Its meaning shifted over time to denote an administrative district under central authority.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal