Word Meaning 府県

ふけん fuken

府県 is read as ふけん (fuken) and means prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

ふけん

Romaji

fuken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 11123 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

府県制

ふけんせい

prefectural system (as existed from 1890-1947)

府県税

ふけんぜい

prefectural tax

都道府県

とどうふけん

prefectures (of Japan)

道府県

どうふけん

prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo)

一都一道二府四十三県

いっといちどうにふよんじゅうさんけん

one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper

全都道府県

ぜんとどうふけん

all prefectures (of Japan)

他府県

たふけん

other prefectures

都府県

とふけん

prefectures (of Japan, excl. Hokkaido)

都道府県議会

とどうふけんぎかい

prefectural assemblies

都道府県知事

とどうふけんちじ

prefectural governor

都道府県別

とどうふけんべつ

by prefecture

都道府県立自然公園

とどうふけんりつしぜんこうえん

prefectural natural park

Example Sentences

3

How many prefectures are there in Japan?

How many prefectures are there in Japan?

How many prefectures are there in Japan?