熊本県
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 熊 | 本 | 県 |
| くま Grade: 4 |
もと Grade: 1 |
けん Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 熊本縣 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 熊本 (Kumamoto) + 県 (-ken, “prefecture”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
熊本県 • (Kumamoto-ken)
- a prefecture in Japan on the central part of 九州 (Kyūshū, “Kyushu”); its capital city is also 熊本 (Kumamoto)
See also
- 肥後 (Higo)
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