県 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「目」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「目」
- On
- ケン
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- prefecture
Origin
Originally meant 'to hang'. It came from a picture of an upside-down head hung by a cord. It then meant land connected to and hanging from the capital — today a 'prefecture'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ケン | 県庁・県立・○○県 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 県道けんどう
prefectural road
- 都道府県とどうふけん
prefectures (of Japan)
Example
ぼくは となりの 県に すんでいる。
I live in the next prefecture.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)