| Kanji | 県 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ケン |
| Kunyomi | か.ける |
| Nanori | あがた, がた |
| English | prefecture |
| Examples | 県庁(けんちょう): prefectural office 県(けん): (1) prefecture (of Japan) (2) county (of China) |
| JLPT Level | 4 |
| Jouyou Grade | 3 |
| Frequency | 140 |
| Components | 目: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 小: little; small |
| Number of Strokes | 9 |
| Kanji Radical | 糸 |
| Radical Number | 120 |
| Radical Strokes | 6 |
| Radical Reading | いと・いとへん |
| Traditional Form | 縣 |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | prefecture |
| Koohii Story 1 | In Japanese this is KEN, as in Barbie´s boyfriend. He has lovely blue eyes, a girlfriend who is as thin as a straightened out fish hook. But, down where it counts, he has very little to show... |
| Koohii Story 2 | After sticking a fishhook in your eye, the yakuza boss probably has little more to do to convince you to move to a different prefecture. |
| RTK Index (new) | 552 |
Tags: jlpt.n4, grade3, kanjifreq1-250
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