Word Meaning 越前

えちぜん echizen

越前 is read as えちぜん (echizen) and means Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures).

Meaning

English

Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)

Reading

Kana

えちぜん

Romaji

echizen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 118500 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

越前水母

えちぜんくらげ

Nomura's jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai)

大岡越前

おおおかえちぜん

Ōoka Echizen (televised period drama; 1970-1999)

越す

こす

to get over (e.g. hardship)

越える

こえる

to exceed

越年

えつねん

playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game

越権

えっけん

going beyond authority

越後

えちご

Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

越し

ごし

throughout (a period of time)

越冬

えっとう

passing the winter

越権代理

えっけんだいり

unauthorized proxy

越中

えっちゅう

Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)

越国

こしのくに

Koshi (former province located in present-day Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama and Niigata prefectures; later split into Echizen, Etchū, and Echigo)