Today’s Kanji is “県” (ken); Kanji for “prefecture”.
Handwritten Kanji “県” (ken)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “県”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 県 | ケン | ken | 9 | 目 | prefecture |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “県”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 広島県 | ひろしまけん | Hiroshima ken | Hiroshima Prefecture |
| 兵庫県 | ひょうごけん | Hyōgo ken | Hyogo prefecture |
| 大分県 | おおいたけん | Ōita ken | Oita Prefecture |
