新潟県
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 新 | 潟 | 県 |
| にい Grade: 2 |
かた > がた Grade: 4 |
けん Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 新潟縣 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 新潟 (Niigata) + 県 (-ken, “prefecture”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
新潟県 • (Niigata-ken) ←にひがたけん (Nifigataken)?
- a prefecture in the 中部 (Chūbu) region of Japan facing the Sea of Japan; its capital city is also 新潟 (Niigata)
See also
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN