都道府县
dū​dào​fǔ​xiàn

prefectures of Japan

  • created sense approved 都道府县/都道府縣 · dū​dào​fǔ​xiàn · prefectures of Japan

    都道府县 / 都道府縣

    dū​dào​fǔ​xiàn

    prefectures of Japan

    the administrative divisions of Japan, collectively referring to the metropolis (to), circuit (do), urban prefectures (fu), and rural prefectures (ken)

    都 (literal) → 都 · dū · capital 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · circuit 府 (literal) → 府 · fǔ · prefecture 县 (literal) → 县/縣 · xiàn · county

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