Place-name kanji (2)

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#1

Meaning

cape; (Saitama)

Components

Example words
さいたま

Saitama

さいたまけん

Saitama prefecture

#2

Meaning

nourishing; (Shiga)

Components

Example words

Shiga

よう

nourishment

#3鹿

Meaning

deer

Components

Example words
鹿しま

Kagoshima

鹿じか

fawn

#4

Meaning

virtue

Components

Example words
とくしま

Tokushima

どうとく

morality

#5

Meaning

horse chestnut; (Tochigi)

Components

Example words
とち

Tochigi

とちけん

Tochigi prefecture

#6

Meaning

(used in place names)

Components

Example words

Nara

がわ

Kanagawa

#7

Meaning

rope; (Okinawa)

Components

Example words
おきなわ

Okinawa

なわ

jump rope

#8

Meaning

beautiful woman; (Ehime)

Components

Example words
ひめ

Ehime

さいえん

talented woman

#9

Meaning

wealth, abundance

Components

Example words
やま

Toyama

ほう

abundant

さん

Mt. Fuji

#10

Meaning

hill; (Gifu)

Components

Example words

Gifu

けん

Gifu prefecture

#11

Meaning

pear

Components

Example words
やまなし

Yamanashi

ようなし

western pear

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