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府
ふ
県
けん
Meanings
Noun
1. prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
Kanji used
府
central office
県
prefecture
Pitch accent
ふ
けん
ふ
け
ん
Used in: 35
Composed of
府
ふ
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
県
けん
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
都
と
道
どう
府
ふ
県
けん
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
道
どう
府
ふ
県
けん
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo)
他
た
府
ふ
県
けん
other prefectures
都
と
府
ふ
県
けん
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Hokkaido)
府
ふ
県
けん
制
せい
prefectural system (as existed from 1890-1947)
府
ふ
県
けん
税
ぜい
prefectural tax