和歌山県
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 和 | 歌 | 山 | 県 |
| わ Grade: 3 |
か Grade: 2 |
やま Grade: 1 |
けん Grade: 3 |
| goon | kun'yomi | kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 和歌山縣 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 和歌山 (Wakayama) + 県 (-ken, “prefecture”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
和歌山県 • (Wakayama-ken)
- a prefecture in the 近畿 (Kinki) region of Japan facing the Pacific Ocean; its capital city is also 和歌山 (Wakayama)
See also
- 紀伊 (Kii)
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN