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What does 都道府県 (とどうふけん, todoufuken) mean?

都道府県 (とどうふけん, todoufuken) means prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures.

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Readingとどうふけん
Romajitodoufuken
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とどうふけん
todoufuken

prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures

  1. 1noun prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures

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