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縣 means 'prefecture' and is a kyujitai form of

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Strokes : 16    Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-12    Grade: 10   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 0 words   Used in 2 words   Used in 19 names   Component in 2 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   ケン
Kun   ける county, district, subdivision
Name    あがた   がた
⿰   prefecture   system  
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縣 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 縣 is used 2 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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Most common form:
noun
1. prefecture (of Japan)
2. county (of China)
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Most common form:
noun
1. territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)
2. countryside  (archaic)
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An additional ケン less common words include 縣 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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ケン    prefecture   
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ケイ    system; lineage   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
シ   いと thread   
ケン    prefecture   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
shelf
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