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    3. 都道府県

    都道府県

    都と道どう府ふ県けん

    prefectures (of Japan)

    KMT3News #3+1NounHistoryPolitics & LawKanji Vocab40 strokes

    とどうふけん

    Noun

    1.
    prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures

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    日に本ほんには47の都のと道どう府ふ県けんがあります。

    There are 47 prefectures in Japan.

    KMT2Core ConceptsPolitics & Law
    彼かれは日に本ほんの全すべての都と道どう府ふ県けんを訪おとずれたいと思おもっています。

    He wants to visit all of Japan's prefectures.

    KMT3Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    各かく都と道どう府ふ県けんには独どく自じの文ぶん化かや特とく産さん品ひんがあります。

    Each prefecture has its own unique culture and local products.

    KMT4Culture & TraditionsPolitics & Law
    都と道どう府ふ県けん知ち事じは住じゅう民みんによって選えらばれます。

    Prefectural governors are elected by the residents.

    KMT4Politics & LawEducation
    歴れき史し的てきに見みると、都と道どう府ふ県けんの境きょう界かいは時じ代だいとともに変へん化かしてきました。

    Historically, the boundaries of prefectures have changed over time.

    KMT5HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    都
    みやこ…(7)
    metropolis・capital・all・everything
    道
    みち・いう…(7)
    road-way・street・district・journey・course…(2)
    府
    borough・urban prefecture・govt office・representative body・storehouse
    県
    か.ける…(3)
    prefecture
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