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    3. 府県

    府県

    府ふ県けん

    prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)

    KMT7News #16+1NounHistoryPolitics & LawKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ふけん

    Noun

    1.
    prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)

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    日に本ほんには多おおくの府ふ県けんがあります。

    Japan has many prefectures.

    KMT5Politics & LawWeather & Geography
    彼かれは全ぜん国こくの府ふ県けんを訪おとずれることを目もく標ひょうにしている。

    He aims to visit all prefectures nationwide.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationPolitics & Law
    各かく府ふ県けんは独どく自じの地ち域いき振しん興こう策さくを展てん開かいしている。

    Each prefecture is developing its own regional revitalization policies.

    KMT7Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    昔むかしの日に本ほんの行ぎょう政せい区く分ぶんは、現げん在ざいの府ふ県けんとは異ことなっていた。

    Japan's old administrative divisions were different from the current prefectures.

    KMT7HistoryPolitics & Law
    明めい治じ維い新しん後ご、日に本ほんは廃はい藩はん置ち県けんにより、現げん在ざいの府ふ県けん制せい度どに移い行こうした。

    After the Meiji Restoration, Japan transitioned to the current prefectural system through the abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures.

    KMT8HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    府
    borough・urban prefecture・govt office・representative body・storehouse
    県
    か.ける…(3)
    prefecture
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