“County” in Japanese
Short answer
County in Japanese is “郡” (koori). Full meaning: district, county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China).
Other ways to say “County” in Japanese
カウンティ
kaunti county
県
agata prefecture (of Japan), county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (of France), province (of Italy, Spain, etc.); territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)
コホリ
koori district, county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
こほり
koori district, county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
ゴホリ
goori district, county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
ごほり
goori district, county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
州
shuu state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. of Canada), county (e.g. of the UK), region (e.g. of Italy), canton, oblast; continent; province (of Japan)
伯国
hakkoku Brazil; county
縣
ken prefecture (of Japan), county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (of France), province (of Italy, Spain, etc.); territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)
洲
su state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. of Canada), county (e.g. of the UK), region (e.g. of Italy), canton, oblast; continent; province (of Japan)
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