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Kanji in this term
ふく
Grade: 3
しま
Grade: 3
けん
Grade: 3
on'yomi kun'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
福島縣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From 福島 (Fukushima) +‎ (-ken, prefecture).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) くしまけん [fùkúshímáꜜkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝɕima̠kẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

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(ふく)(しま)(けん) (Fukushima-ken

  1. a prefecture in 東北 (Tōhoku) region of Japan facing the Pacific Ocean; its capital city is also 福島 (Fukushima)

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