This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケン、か.ける
Romaji: ken, ka.keru
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あがた、がた
Romaji: agata, gata
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Meaning

prefecture

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  42
Frequency:  140
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-6-3
Korean Reading:  hyeon
Chinese Reading:  xian4
Unicode:  770c
JIS:  3829

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2641
Nelson Index: 1362
New Nelson Index: 3918
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3n6.3
Four Corner Index: 2690.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 273
Gakken Index: 195
Japanese Names Index: 1252
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23210P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0194
Remembering the kanji Index: 513
Kanji Flashcards Index: 226
Kodansha Compact Index: 1380
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 291
Kanji in Context Index: 336
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1687
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2294
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 126
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 552
Essential Kanji Index: 381
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3269
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1241
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 203
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 326

Words

(あがた)
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); countryside
県立 (けんりつ)
prefectural (institution)
都道府県 (とどうふけん)
administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures
県知事 (けんちじ)
prefectural governor
県民 (けんみん)
citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen
(けん)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China)
県道 (けんどう)
prefectural road
県内 (けんない)
within the prefecture
県庁 (けんちょう)
prefectural office
県議会 (けんぎかい)
prefectural assembly
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