埼玉(さいたま)

さいたま
noun (proper)
Saitama (prefecture)
geographyproper-nounplace-name
1. Saitama (prefecture)
The landlocked prefecture just north of Tokyo. Its capital is Saitama City, written in hiragana as さいたま市(し).
埼玉(さいたま)から通勤(つうきん)している。
I commute from Saitama.
埼玉県(さいたまけん)は海(うみ)がない県(けん)だ。
Saitama is a prefecture with no coastline.
埼玉(さいたま)は東京(とうきょう)に近(ちか)くて家賃(やちん)も安(やす)いので、住(す)みやすいと言(い)われる。
Saitama is said to be an easy place to live, since it is close to Tokyo and rents are cheaper.

A classic commuter-belt prefecture, and a frequent target of friendly jokes about being unremarkable; the comedy film 翔(と)んで埼玉(さいたま) played on this.

Common expressions

  • 埼玉県(さいたまけん): Saitama Prefecture
  • さいたま市(し): Saitama City (written in hiragana)
  • 浦和(うらわ), 大宮(おおみや): former cities now part of Saitama City

Watch out

The prefecture is written 埼玉(さいたま) in kanji, but the city is officially さいたま市(し) in hiragana.

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