沖縄県
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 沖 | 縄 | 県 |
| おき Grade: 4 |
なわ Grade: 4 |
けん Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 沖繩縣 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 沖縄 (Okinawa) + 県 (-ken, “prefecture”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
沖縄県 • (Okinawa-ken) ←おきなはけん (Okinafaken)?
- a prefecture of Japan comprising of islands south of 九州 (Kyūshū, “Kyushu”) between the Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea; its capital city is 那覇 (Naha)
See also
- (prefectures of Japan) 日本; 北海道, 青森県, 岩手県, 宮城県, 秋田県, 山形県, 福島県, 茨城県, 栃木県, 群馬県, 埼玉県, 千葉県, 東京都, 神奈川県, 新潟県, 富山県, 石川県, 福井県, 山梨県, 長野県, 岐阜県, 静岡県, 愛知県, 三重県, 滋賀県, 京都府, 大阪府, 兵庫県, 奈良県, 和歌山県, 鳥取県, 島根県, 岡山県, 広島県, 山口県, 徳島県, 香川県, 愛媛県, 高知県, 福岡県, 佐賀県, 長崎県, 熊本県, 大分県, 宮崎県, 鹿児島県, 沖縄県 (Category: ja:Prefectures of Japan)
- 琉球 (Ryūkyū)
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