🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちん【県・縣】 : chin | define meaning
chin
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕiŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Prefecture
- うちなーちん【沖縄県】
uchinaachin
"Okinawa Prefecture"
- うちなーちん【沖縄県】
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese けん【県・縣】 ken "prefecture". Ultimately from Chinese 【縣・县】 "district; county" (cf. Cantonese yun2 and yun6; Mandarin xiàn; Min Nan kōan; Sino-Vietnamese huyện; and Sino-Korean 현 hyeon).
意味:けん【県・縣】
県