Prefecture
noun, suffix
Attach this word onto the end of a prefecture place name and you have the prefecture portion of _____ prefecture. These are a lot like states or provinces.
The reading for this is the same as what you learned with the kanji, probably because it's always attached to things (so it's like jukugo). Don't write the 〜 when you're writing in the answer, just the けん portion, and you'll get this one correct.
石川県
Ishikawa Prefecture
山口県
Yamaguchi Prefecture
青森県
Aomori Prefecture
何県の出身ですか。
What prefecture are you from?
石川県には三回行ったことがありますよ。
I have been to Ishikawa prefecture three times.
山口県の名物はフグです。
Yamaguchi prefecture's specialty is puffer fish.