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