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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

ちん【県・縣】

chin

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕiŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

  1. Prefecture
    1. うちなーちん【沖縄
      uchinaachin
      "Okinawa Prefecture"

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】

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