高知県
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 高 | 知 | 県 |
| こう Grade: 2 |
ち Grade: 2 |
けん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 高知縣 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 高知 (Kōchi, “Kochi”) + 県 (-ken, “prefecture”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
高知県 • (Kōchi-ken) ←かうちけん (Kautiken)?
- a prefecture of Japan in the southern part of 四国 (Shikoku) facing the Pacific Ocean; its capital city is also 高知 (Kōchi, “Kochi”)
See also
- 土佐 (Tosa)
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