Compare: 県 vs 県

あがた

territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)

けん

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

あがた
N3Noun

territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)

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けん
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(すう)(けん)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(けん)(けん)花です。

Tulips are our prefecture's official flower.