都道府縣

Chinese

metropolis; capital city; all
metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
 
direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
prefecture; mansion a district; county
trad. (都道府縣)
simp. (都道府县)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese ()(どう)()(けん) (todōfuken).

Pronunciation


Noun

都道府縣

  1. Tokyo, Hokkaido, Osaka and Kyoto Prefectures and other prefectures (collectively, as the prefectural (prefecture-level) administrative divisions of Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
どう
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
けん
Jinmeiyō
kan'on goon kan'on
For pronunciation and definitions of 都道府縣 – see the following entry.
都道府県とどうふけん
[noun] Tokyo, Hokkaido, Osaka and Kyoto Prefectures and other prefectures (collectively, as the prefectural (prefecture-level) administrative divisions of Japan)
(This term, 都道府縣, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

都道府縣 • (dodobuhyeon) (hangeul 도도부현)

  1. hanja form? of 도도부현