JLPT N4 · Around town

県

けん

prefecture

Stroke order of 県

県 is written with 9 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A head hanging from a rope, now a district you belong to: a prefecture.

Parts: 県 prefecture (single kanji)

Example sentence

私は静岡県に住んでいます。

わたしはしずおかけんにすんでいます。

I live in Shizuoka Prefecture.

More words: Around town

神社shrine お寺temple 教会church 郊外suburbs 辺りvicinity; around 駐車場parking lot 美容院beauty salon 床屋barber 売店kiosk; stand 歩道sidewalk 村village

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