滋賀(しが)

しが
noun (proper)
Shiga (prefecture)
geographyproper-nounplace-name
1. Shiga (prefecture)
A landlocked prefecture in the Kansai region, northeast of Kyoto, most of whose center is Lake Biwa. Its capital is Otsu.
滋賀(しが)に行(い)った。
I went to Shiga.
琵琶湖(びわこ)は滋賀県(しがけん)にある。
Lake Biwa is in Shiga Prefecture.
滋賀(しが)は京都(きょうと)から電車(でんしゃ)で近(ちか)く、週末(しゅうまつ)の旅行(りょこう)にちょうどいい。
Shiga is a short train ride from Kyoto, just right for a weekend trip.

Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, fills about a sixth of the prefecture, and the lake is the first thing people associate with it.

Common expressions

  • 滋賀県(しがけん): Shiga Prefecture
  • 琵琶湖(びわこ): Lake Biwa
  • 近江(おうみ): the old province name, still used in 近江牛(おうみぎゅう) (Omi beef)

Related words

  • 関西(かんさい): the Kansai region, which includes Shiga
  • 比叡山(ひえいざん): Mount Hiei, on the Kyoto-Shiga border

Related Words

Related: 関西(かんさい) (the Kansai region, which includes Shiga)
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