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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

都と道どう府ふ県けん

todoufuken

Japan’s prefectures

The term includes Tokyo, Hokkaido, Osaka and Kyoto. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 日本にっぽんには、都道府県とどうふけんがいくつあるの?

    How many prefectures are there in Japan?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 初段しょだんから五段ごだんまでは、都道府県とどうふけんの剣道連盟けんどうれんめいが主催しゅさいし審査しんさをする。

    Examinations for Dan-I from Shodan to Godan are held by the Kendo Federation in each prefecture.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 都道府県とどうふけんや市町村しちょうそんは公共こうきょうサービスへの対価たいかとして住民じゅうみんから税金ぜいきんを徴収ちょうしゅうする。

    Tax is collected by prefectures and municipalities in exchange for the provision of public services.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 都道府県

  • 都metropolis; capitalOnト・ツKunみやこ
  • 道road-way; streetOnドウ・トウKunみち・いう
  • 府borough; urban prefectureOnフ
  • 県prefectureOnケンKunかける

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