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Kanji in this term
いし
Grade: 1
かわ
Grade: 1
けん
Grade: 3
kun'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
石川縣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From 石川 (Ishikawa) +‎ (-ken, prefecture).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) しかわけん [ìshíkáwáꜜkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [iɕika̠ɰᵝa̠kẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

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(いし)(かわ)(けん) (Ishikawa-kenいしかはけん (isikafaken)?

  1. a prefecture in the 中部 (Chūbu) region of Japan facing the Sea of Japan; its capital city is 金沢 (Kanazawa)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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