新潟県

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Kanji in this term
にい
Grade: 2
かた > がた
Grade: 4
けん
Grade: 3
kun’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
新潟縣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From 新潟 (Niigata) +‎ (-ken, prefecture).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

(にい)(がた)(けん) (Niigata-kenにひがたけん (nifigataken)?

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

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References[edit]

  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN