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N4 Kanji 117: 県

Meaning:

In Japanese, 県 means “prefecture”.


How to read it:

KunyomiNot often used
Onyomiけん

How to write it:


Origin:

It’s hard to remember this kanji by its origin. However, I will think of a way to help you remember it.

県 looks like a 目 on a chair. 目 means “eyes”.
You can remember 県 by 
“I’m watching TV on a chair inside the prefecture”.
So 県 stands for “prefecture”.

Vocabulary:

WordReadingMeaning
けんprefecture
県立けんりつprefectural
県民けんみんprefectural citizen
県内けんないinside the prefecture
県外けんがいoutside the prefecture
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