Compare: 県 vs 県
県あがた
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)
県けん
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
あがた県
N3Noun
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)
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けん県
N5CommonNoun
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
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Examples
台風の被害は数県にまたがっていた。
The damage of the typhoon spread over several prefectures.
チューリップは、私たちの県の県花です。
Tulips are our prefecture's official flower.