県内(けんない)

けんない
noun
within the prefecture; inside the prefecture
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1. within the prefecture; inside the prefecture
The area inside the boundaries of a particular prefecture. Often used with の to modify another noun.
県内(けんない)に住(す)んでいる。
I live within the prefecture.
その大学(だいがく)は県内(けんない)で一番(いちばん)有名(ゆうめい)だ。
That university is the most famous in the prefecture.
県内(けんない)の各地域(かくちいき)から代表選手(だいひょうせんしゅ)が集(あつ)まって大会(たいかい)が開(ひら)かれた。
Representative athletes gathered from every area within the prefecture for the tournament.

Refers to the area inside a prefecture's borders. Frequently used as a noun modifier with の, as in 県内(けんない)の学校(がっこう) (schools in the prefecture).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 県外(けんがい): outside the prefecture — the direct antonym
  • 市内(しない): within the city — the equivalent at the municipal level

Related Words

Compare: 市内(しない) (within the city)
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Added 2026.5.19 13:03 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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