府県

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 府県, read ふけん, collectively names the Japanese administrative units called fu and ken.
• Basic usage: It is used for joint exercises across several regions or comparisons of population by region.
  • 複数の府県が共同で防災訓練を実施した。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope compared with 都道府県
  • 府県 combines 府 and 県, while 都道府県 also includes 都 and 道.